June 22, 2021

Covid-19 infection rate higher in slum areas, finds icddr,b study

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 22 June, 2021   Covid-19 infection rate is higher in the slum areas, finds a study. Around 72 percent people […]
June 22, 2021

Covid-19 spike continues: 76 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate now 19.36%

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 22 June, 2021   Seventy-six people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, according to a press […]
June 22, 2021

WHO says poorer countries running out of vaccines

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 22 June, 2021   Led by the WHO and other international organisations, Covax initially set a target of providing two […]
June 22, 2021

US directs 16 million Covid-19 shots to Asia including Bangladesh

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 22 June, 2021 Reuters The White House laid out a plan on Monday to share 55 million US Covid-19 vaccine […]
June 21, 2021

Pfizer Covid-19 shots being administered at 3 Dhaka centres

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 21 June, 2021 Star Digital Report The health directorate has started administering Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines at three centres in Dhaka […]
June 21, 2021

China passes 1 billion mark in Covid-19 vaccine doses administered

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 21 June, 2021 The Straits Times China has passed the one billion mark in the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses […]
June 21, 2021

India begins inoculating all adults with free shots

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 21 June, 2021   India on Monday began a nationwide campaign of free Covid-19 shots for all adults after weeks […]
June 21, 2021

India vaccinates record 75 lakh people on day 1 of new vaccination programme

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 21 June, 2021   The Indian governemnt started providing vaccines free of charge to all above 18 from today and […]
June 21, 2021

Study confirms GSK-Vir antibody drug reduces hospitalisation, death in Covid-19 patients

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 21 June, 2021   The drugmakers also said on Monday the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recommended sotrovimab […]