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Bangladesh: Death toll in Banani fire jumps to 25, Sri Lankan national among killed

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At least 25 people have died and around 70 others have been injured in a massive fire that engulfed FR Tower in Dhaka’s Banani in Bangladesh on Thursday (March 28). Of these, 13 bodies were found inside the 22-storey FR Tower on Kamal Ataturk Avenue after the fire was doused, the Fire Service and Civil […]
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Number of coronavirus-infected in Wuhan 10 times official tally, says University of Hong Kong study

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More than 75,000 people — ten times the official tally of confirmed cases — have been infected with the coronavirus in Wuhan, ground zero of a global health emergency, according to research published Friday. “We estimate that 75,815 individuals have been infected in Wuhan as of January 25, 2020,” a team led by Gabriel Leung […]
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WHO declares international health emergency over coronavirus

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The World Health Organisation on Thursday declared an international emergency over the deadly coronavirus from China — a rarely used designation that could lead to improved international co-ordination in tackling the disease. “Our greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems,” U.N. Health Agency’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom […]

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