October 5, 2020

Early vaccine hope fading away

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 05 October, 2020 Tawsia Tajmim   Early vaccine hope fading away   Highlights: Tk10,000cr earmarked for Covid-19 treatment Govt looking […]
October 5, 2020

WHO survey: Pandemic disrupting mental health services in most countries

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 05 October, 2020   Countries must respond fast and aggressively to invest more in life-saving mental health programmes both during […]
October 5, 2020

1 in 10 may have caught Covid-19, as world heads into difficult period: WHO

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 05 October, 2020 Reuters, Geneva Roughly one in 10 people may have been infected with the coronavirus, leaving the vast […]
October 1, 2020

Pandemic markets can find lessons in history

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 01 October, 2020   The Spanish Flu and the Irish potato famine show a wide disparity in outcomes. Bear that […]
September 29, 2020

Breast milk could be protective against coronavirus, study suggests

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 29 September, 2020   The study shows it to be even more effective than the milk of other animals such […]
September 29, 2020

Coronavirus can become seasonal infection: WHO

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 29 September, 2020   According to the latest statistics, over 32,800,000 people have been infected worldwide and one million deaths […]
September 26, 2020

Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine produces strong immune response in early trial

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 26 September, 2020   The vaccine, called Ad26.COV2.S, was equally well-tolerated at two different doses, the results showed A single […]
September 21, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among healthcare, first response, and public safety personnel, Detroit metropolitan area, Michigan, USA, May – June 2020 (CDC)

COVID-19 Science Update released: October 2, 2020 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 21 September, 2020 Seroprevalence study in adults (≥18 years of age) working […]
September 21, 2020

Coronavirus risk can be reduced upto 54 percent by Vitamin D

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 21 September, 2020 Vitamin D suppresses excessive cytokine release that can present as a cytokine storm, a common cause of […]