October 22, 2020

Blood plasma showed no benefit in Covid-19 patients in trial — a finding that could re-energize debate

STAT Damian Garde and Matthew Herper October 22, 2020 Infusing hospitalized Covid-19 patients with blood plasma from people who recovered from the disease had no effect […]
October 22, 2020

Double threat of COVID-19 and influenza (The Lancet)

The Lancet Talha Khan Burki 22 October, 2020 At the time of publication, it looks like the second wave of COVID-19 is well underway in Europe. […]
October 21, 2020

Covid-19: 24 die, 1,545 infected, 1,704 recover in 24 hours

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 21 October, 2020 Twenty-four people have died from Covid-19 in the country during last 24 hours, according to a press […]
October 21, 2020

Plasma therapy may not be used on patients

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 21 October, 2020   ICMR had conducted a pan-India study to determine the role of plasma therapy, and the Union […]
October 21, 2020

India’s coronavirus tally climbs to 7.65 million

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 21 October, 2020   The world’s second most populous nation also has the second highest caseload, after the United States, […]
October 21, 2020

India likely to manufacture a large portion of Covid-19 vaccines: Gates Foundation CEO

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 21 October, 2020   He said the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation has been working at multiple levels to combat […]
October 20, 2020

Risk for In-Hospital Complications Associated with COVID-19 and Influenza — Veterans Health Administration, United States, October 1, 2018–May 31, 2020 (CDC)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Jordan Cates, PhD; Cynthia Lucero-Obusan, MD; Rebecca M. Dahl, MPH; Patricia Schirmer, MD; Shikha Garg, MD; Gina Oda, MS; […]
October 20, 2020

Blood from sickest Covid-19 patients may be the best for convalescent plasma treatment

CNN Health’s Shelby Lin Erdman 20 October, 2020 Blood from the most severely ill Covid-19 patients may be the best for use in convalescent plasma therapy, […]
October 20, 2020

Covid-19 certificates: health ministry nominates 10 private labs

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 20 October, 2020   The health ministry has nominated 10 private Covid-19 rt-PCR testing labs in Dhaka city for issuing […]