Global COVID-19 Caseload Exceeds 27mn: JHU

According to the recent data from Johns Hopkins University, the number of global Covid-19 cases exceeded 27 million as of Monday morning.

In addition, the death counts reached 882,053.

According to the latest JHU tally, more than 18 million people have recovered from the virus infection.

The United States remains the worst-hit nation in the pandemic, with 6,275,614 cases and 188,932 deaths, accounting for more than one-fifth of the world's death toll.

Brazil recorded 4,137,521 cases and 126,650 deaths, both second only to the United States.

India reported the world's third-largest cases and deaths, respectively 4,113,811 and 70,626.

Other countries with more than 30,000 deaths include Mexico, Britain, Italy and France.

Chinese Vaccine

The Covid-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech has entered the phase 3 trial worldwide.

Helen Yang of the company says the clinical trial will be finished by the end of the year and the vaccine will soon be available on the market at an affordable price, reports CTGN.

Russian Vaccine

Russia released the results of the early trials of the locally developed coronavirus vaccine on Friday, stating that it appeared to be safe and that an antibody response was expected.

The shots were only checked on a few hundred individuals until they were more widely distributed, reports AP.

The vaccine received government approval last month but drew considerable criticism from experts.

In a report published in the journal Lancet on Friday, developers of the vaccine said it appeared to be safe and to prompt an antibody response in all 40 people tested in the second phase of the study within three weeks.

Coronavirus Situation in Bangladesh

With the addition of 1,592 new Covid-19 patients, the overall number of infections in the country increased to 325,157 compared to 16,29,312 tests until Sunday.

Since March 18, 4,479 people have died in the country and 32 have succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning. The death rate in Bangladesh has risen to 1.38%.

The recovery rate in Bangladesh from the disease saw an exponential rise of 68.05 per cent on Sunday as 3,423 former patients recovered on a day, taking the number to 221,275.