COVID-19: VICTIMS: Jalal Saifur Rahman: Anti-Corruption Director
April 7, 2020, Dhaka, Bangladesh: With great respect and care a team of gravediggers and health workers, dressed in full protective suits, say final words and bury the body of coronavirus victim, JALAL SAIFUR RAHMAN, the director of the Banglandish Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Jalal, a director of Bangladesh government’s main anti-graft body, had tested positive for COVID-19 seven days ago. Dr. Shihab Uddin, superintendent of Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital, one of the dedicated hospitals for treating coronavirus-infected patients in Bangladesh, said: “He was in a intensive care unit of the hospital and last late night his blood pressure fell down rapidly. We tried our level best. But today [Monday] at 7.30 a.m. he died.” Bangladesh on Monday, reported 29 new coronavirus patients and four new deaths, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 123 and death toll to 13. Since appearing in Wuhan, China last December, the novel coronavirus has spread to at least 183 countries and regions, killed scores and infected millions. (Credit Image: © Sultan Mahmud Mukut/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire)
COVID-19: SOCIAL DISTANCING: Crowds Flock To OC Beaches
April 25, 2020, Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA: Huge crowds gather in Newport Beach to cool off on a hot day. Tens of thousands of Southern California residents flocked to Orange County beaches this past weekend. In normal times, that would not be news, but in these pandemic days, amid ongoing shelter-in-place orders, it’s practically unbelievable. The most noteworthy photo, above, showed a veritable sea of sunbathers basking on the beach while the rest of California was cooped up at home, couch surfing and streaming TV shows. At first glance, you might think it was a file photo, because how could this be possible amid the novel coronavirus quarantine? But the photo was indeed shot this past Saturday, April 25, from the Newport Beach pier at 3:30 p.m. Actually, if you really want to get specific, the shutter snapped at 3:30:56 p.m. (Credit Image: © Mindy Schauer/Orange County Register via ZUMA Wire)
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