November 21, 2020

Wealthy countries block Covid-19 drugs rights waiver at WTO: sources

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 21 November, 2020 Reuters, Geneva Wealthy nations on Friday reiterated their opposition to a proposal to waive intellectual property rules […]
November 21, 2020

Daily Covid-19 deaths in US reach highest level since May

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 21 November, 2020   The overall US death toll has reached about 254,000, by far the most in the world […]
November 21, 2020

Toronto ordered into Covid-19 lockdown starting November 23

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 21 November, 2020   The lockdown will last at least 28 days and violators can be fined CAN$750 ($570) Canada’s […]
November 20, 2020

Covid-19: 17 die, 2,275 infected, 1,709 recover in 24 hours

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 20 November, 2020   At least 17 people have died from Covid-19 infection in the last 24 hours, according to […]
November 20, 2020

WHO advises against Gilead’s remdesivir for all hospitalised Covid-19 patients

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 20 November, 2020   “In practice we have been saying for some time that it is not use for much,” […]
November 20, 2020

Europe’s Covid-19 cases surpass 15 million mark: Reuters tally

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 20 November, 2020   While it took the region nearly nine months to record its first 5 million cases, the […]
November 20, 2020

WHO welcomes Covid-19 immunity study, gives hopes for vaccines

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 20 November, 2020   A British study that found people who have had Covid-19 are unlikely to contract the disease […]
November 19, 2020

Kids exposed to Covid-19 may not test positive: Study

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 19 November, 2020   After a series of immunological investigations researchers found children had an active cellular immune response, suggestive […]
November 19, 2020

UN recruits 40 airlines to deliver vaccine to poorest states (Unicef)

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 19 November, 2020   Unicef held call with carriers about mass airlift, IATA says. United Nations humanitarian relief agency Unicef […]