Covid-19: Global death toll hits 968,600
The death toll from Covid-19 globally climbed to 968,600 on Wednesday based on the Centre for System Science and Engineering of Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
The confirmed cases of coronavirus around the world reached 31,478,387 in the morning.
The United States remains the world's worst hit country by the pandemic as the country’s COVID-19 deaths surpassed 200,724 while the total caseload reached 6,894,586 on Wednesday, according to the JHU data.
India now has the second-highest number of cases with 5,562,663 following the US as of today.
The South Asian country has up to now reported 88,935 deaths.
However, Brazil has come to the 3rd position with 4,558,040 cases and 137,272 deaths.
Coronavirus cases were 1st reported in China in December this past year. The World Health Firm declared it a pandemic in March.
UN Chief’s charm for global solidarity
UN Secretary-Standard António Guterres on Tuesday appealed for global solidarity to overcome the COVID-19, and repeated his require a global ceasefire during the pandemic, by the end of the year -a very ambitious target.
Addressing the generally empty Basic Assembly Hall in NY, Guterres characterised the pandemic from the podium since “not only a wake-up call” but “a dress rehearsal” to get challenges to come.
“Within an interconnected world, it really is high time to discover a simple truth: solidarity is self-interest. If we fail to grasp that simple fact, everyone loses,” he said, delivering his gross annual report on the work of the organisation, relating to UN News.
Covid-19 situation on Bangladesh
Bangladesh on Tuesday found the total quantity of Covid-19 deaths to go above 5,000-mark while health authorities reported 28 new fatalities in a day, raising the full total to 5,007.
The united states took 188 times to register over 5,000 deaths because of Covid-19 after having reported the first loss of life on March 18.
Meanwhile, 1,557 latest cases were detected across the country alongside, bringing the total number of instances to 3,52,178, according to an official release sent simply by the Directorate General of Health Offerings (DGHS).
Besides, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam on Tuesday said the authorities are yet to take into account imposing fresh lockdown amid worries of surge found in coronavirus infections through the upcoming winter.
He made the remark while talking to reporters in the secretariat after going to an inter-ministerial meeting to formulate an actions plan ahead of the feared second phase of Coronaviurs infection.
