October 15, 2020

Covid-19 increases risks for cancer patients

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 15 October, 2020   Common cold antibodies no help against coronavirus Reuters The following is a roundup of some of […]
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 14, 2020

Covid-19 again? Reinfection cases raise concerns over immunity

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 14 October, 2020   “It is becoming increasingly clear that reinfections are possible, but we can’t yet know how common […]
October 14, 2020

World Bank approves $12 bln for Covid-19 vaccines

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 14 October, 2020   The financing approval was expected as Malpass had announced the project in late September The World […]
October 14, 2020

Global Covid-19 cases surpass 38 mln: Johns Hopkins University

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 14 October, 2020   The total caseload of the top three countries combined accounted for more than half of the […]
October 14, 2020

Countries turn to rapid antigen tests to contain second wave of Covid-19

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 14 October, 2020   The alarming rise in new infections globally has health officials desperately pursuing more options as the […]
October 13, 2020

US man gets Covid twice and second hit ‘more severe’

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 13 October, 2020   People who have recovered should continue to follow guidelines around social distancing, face masks and hand […]
October 12, 2020

To lock down or not to lock down?

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 12 October, 2020   Peter Singer, Project Syndicate When deciding whether to impose strict public-health measures to rein in Covid-19, […]
October 12, 2020

Home-made Covid vaccine appeared to work, but questions remained

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 12 October, 2020   Do-it-yourself scientist says human biology too ‘messy’ to get a clear reading in a small trial […]