June 25, 2021

Weeklong ‘strict’ countrywide lockdown from Monday

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 25 June, 2021   The government will impose a “strict” countrywide lockdown from Monday, which will continue for the next […]
June 24, 2021

Two-thirds of Bangladesh now at very high risk of Covid-19: WHO

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 24 June, 2021 In addition, 15 more districts are at high risk of infection   The rising coronavirus cases have […]
June 24, 2021

Serum may resume vaccine export in July/August

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 24 June, 2021 Bangladesh entered into a deal with the Serum Institute of India (SII) to purchase 30 million doses […]
June 24, 2021

FDA to add warning about rare heart inflammation to Pfizer, Moderna vaccines

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 24 June, 2021 Reuters The US Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it plans to move quickly to add […]
June 23, 2021

Oxford University explores anti-parasitic drug ivermectin as Covid-19 treatment

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 23 June, 2021   Dubbed PRINCIPLE, the British study in January showed that antibiotics azithromycin and doxycycline were generally ineffective […]
June 23, 2021

AstraZeneca vaccine effective against Delta, Kappa Covid-19 variants

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 23 June, 2021 Reuters AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine is effective against Delta and Kappa variants, which were first identified in […]
June 23, 2021

India’s total Covid-19 cases cross 3 crore mark

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 23 June, 2021   Number of India’s total Covid-19 cases has crossed the grim mark of three crore, of which […]
June 23, 2021

No ban on export of vaccine from India but domestic supply to be met first: officials

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 23 June, 2021   With India being battered by the second wave of Covid-19 since February and an acute supply […]
June 23, 2021

Covid-19 surge worsening: 85 deaths, 5,727 new cases recorded in 24 hours

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 23 June, 2021   Eighty-five people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press […]