October 15, 2020

WHO fears spike in deaths after global Covid-19 surge

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 15 Oct 2020   The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned against any complacency in the coronavirus death rate, […]
October 15, 2020

Lagging behind in vaccine race

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 15 Oct 2020 Bangladesh’s refusal to co-fund the trials of a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine has narrowed down its options for […]
October 15, 2020

বিশ্বে করোনা শনাক্ত ৩ কোটি ৮৪ লাখ ছাড়াল

Published in: Prothom Alo Date: 15 Oct 2020 বিশ্বজুড়ে করোনাভাইরাসে সংক্রমিত শনাক্ত রোগীর সংখ্যা ৩ কোটি ৮৪ লাখ ছাড়িয়েছে। যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের জনস হপকিনস ইউনিভার্সিটির তথ্য অনুযায়ী, বিশ্বে […]
October 14, 2020

People with blood type O may have lower risk of Covid-19 infection and severe illness, two new studies suggest

Published in: CNN Date: 14 Oct 2020 People with blood type O may be less vulnerable to Covid-19 and have a reduced likelihood of getting severely […]
October 14, 2020

Thousands more underfed children may die due to Covid-19: WHO

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 15 Oct 2020 An extra 10,000 children per month may die this year from malnutrition due to the COVID-19 crisis, […]
October 13, 2020

‘Normalcy only when second generation of Covid-19 vaccine is out’: Bill Gates

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 13 Oct 2020 Last week, Bill Gates had said that rich countries could be back to close to normal by […]
October 13, 2020

Mainland China reports first local Covid-19 infections in nearly two months

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 13 Oct 2020 Mainland China reported its first locally transmitted Covid-19 infections in nearly two months, as Qingdao launched a […]
October 13, 2020

Letting virus ‘run free’ with eye to herd immunity ‘unethical’: WHO

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 13 Oct 2020 The World Health Organization chief warned Monday against just allowing the new coronavirus to spread in the […]
October 13, 2020

2nd Covid-19 vaccine trial paused over unexplained illness

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 13 Oct 2020 A late-stage study of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate has been paused while the company investigates […]