January 14, 2021

UK reports new daily high of 1,564 Covid-19 deaths, second wave now more deadly

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 14 January, 2021   There have now been almost 85,000 deaths in Britain – the fifth highest figure globally – […]
January 14, 2021

Pharmacies join UK’s mass Covid-19 vaccination rollout

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 14 January, 2021   High street pharmacies such as Boots and Superdrug will begin offering the shots, with two hundred […]
January 10, 2021

UK helps raise $1b for distribution of Covid-19 vaccines to developing countries including Bangladesh

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 10 January, 2021   The UK has helped raise $1 billion for the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) by match-funding […]
December 15, 2020

Over 1,000 cases of a new coronavirus variant found in England: minister

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 15 December, 2020 Reuters, London Over 1,000 cases of a new coronavirus variant have been identified in the past few […]
December 10, 2020

UK issues anaphylaxis warning on Pfizer vaccine after adverse reactions

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 10 December, 2020   Anaphylaxis is an overreaction of the body’s immune system, which the National Health Service describes as […]
December 8, 2020

UK gives 1st dose of Covid-19 vaccine to 90-year-old as world watches

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 08 December, 2020 AP, London UK health authorities began rolling out the first doses of a widely tested and independently […]
November 23, 2020

AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine shows 70% efficacy

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 23 November, 2020 AP, London AstraZeneca said Monday that late stage trials of its COVID-19 vaccine developed with Oxford University […]
November 11, 2020

Europe’s Covid death toll set to top 300,000

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 11 Nov 2020 The Covid-19 death toll in Europe was set to pass 300,000 yesterday, according to a Reuters tally, […]
November 1, 2020

‘Stay at home’: Johnson locks down England as UK Covid-19 cases pass 1 million

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 01 November, 2020   ‘Stay at home’: Johnson locks down England as UK Covid-19 cases pass 1 million   Prime […]