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Coronavirus: Global death toll rises to 540,764

Shawdesh Desk: The global death toll from coronavirus reached 540,764 at 10:45 pm till Tuesday (Bangladesh Time), according to latest data from worldometer. So far, 1,17,44,397 people have tested positive with coronavirus while 67,40,095 patients have

44 confirmed dead due to heavy rains, flooding in southwestern Japan

Shawdesh desk: More torrential rain continued to batter Japan’s southwestern region of Kyushu on Monday following the weekend’s deluge, triggering flooding and mudslides as the death toll rose to 44

Now Pakistan Health Minister Zafar Mirza tests COVID-19 positive

Shawdesh Desk: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza on Monday said he has tested positive for the coronavirus. “I have tested positive

WHO reports record 200,000 cases in one day

Shawdesh Desk: The World Health Organization has reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases with 212,326 being recorded in just 24 hours, amid a surge in the United States,

106-year-old Delhi man who witnessed Spanish Flu survives Covid-19

Shawdesh Desk: A centenarian man from Delhi, who was four years old during the 1918 Spanish Flu, has survived Covid-19 and recovered faster than his son, in his 70s, at

Desperate searches as dozens feared dead in Japan floods

Shawdesh Desk: Tens of thousands of rescue workers in Japan on Monday combed through the wreckage of houses shattered by deadly floods and landslides in a desperate search for survivors

Japan floods leave some 20 dead, many in nursing homes

Shawdesh Desk: Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that left about 20 people confirmed or presumed dead hampered search and rescue operations on Sunday in southern Japan, including

Coronavirus: Global death toll rises to 533,474

Shawdesh Desk: The global death toll from coronavirus reached 533,474 at 10:25 pm till Sunday (Bangladesh Time), according to latest data from worldometer. So far, 1,13,82,890 people have tested positive with coronavirus while 64,40,085 patients have