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US records over 2,000 COVID-19 deaths in a day after three months: Report

Shawdesh Desk: The United States has recorded more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, the highest number of daily fatalities in three months, Johns Hopkins University’s real-time tally showed

Coronavirus: UK made serious mistake over border policy, say MPs

Shawdesh Desk: The spread of coronavirus in the UK could have been slowed with earlier quarantine restrictions on arrivals, a group of MPs has said. The Home Affairs committee said

Trump’s national security adviser tests positive for Covid-19

Shawdesh desk: US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, has tested positive for Covid-19, according to an official familiar with what happened. O’Brien’s diagnosis marks the highest-ranking Trump

UK pauses reporting coronavirus deaths to review methodology

Shawdesh desk; The UK said it would pause reporting on coronavirus deaths while it reviews how they are calculated. Last week, the government said deaths in England were counted as

Covid-19 drug ‘breakthrough’ makes 3 UK professors millionaires

Shawdesh Desk: Three professors at the University of Southampton school of medicine have become millionaires after making a “major breakthrough” in the treatment of Covid-19 patients. As soon as the

Bangladesh London mission bins report on issuing health certificate

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh High Commission in London, UK has described as ‘incorrect’ some media reports that said the mission issued ‘health certificate’ regarding COVID-19 to Bangladesh bound passengers. No such

India coronavirus: Amarnath pilgrimage cancelled due to Covid-19

Shawdesh Desk: An annual Hindu pilgrimage to a Himalayan cave shrine in Indian-administered Kashmir has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Officials cited rising cases as the reason, saying

US records 63,872 new virus cases in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

Shawdesh desk: The United States on Sunday recorded 63,872 new coronavirus cases in the previous 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University reported in its real-time tally. That put the total number