June 23, 2021

Oxford University explores anti-parasitic drug ivermectin as Covid-19 treatment

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 23 June, 2021   Dubbed PRINCIPLE, the British study in January showed that antibiotics azithromycin and doxycycline were generally ineffective […]
June 23, 2021

AstraZeneca vaccine effective against Delta, Kappa Covid-19 variants

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 23 June, 2021 Reuters AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine is effective against Delta and Kappa variants, which were first identified in […]
June 23, 2021

India’s total Covid-19 cases cross 3 crore mark

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 23 June, 2021   Number of India’s total Covid-19 cases has crossed the grim mark of three crore, of which […]
June 23, 2021

No ban on export of vaccine from India but domestic supply to be met first: officials

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 23 June, 2021   With India being battered by the second wave of Covid-19 since February and an acute supply […]
June 23, 2021

Covid-19 surge worsening: 85 deaths, 5,727 new cases recorded in 24 hours

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 23 June, 2021   Eighty-five people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press […]
June 23, 2021

Let down by rich and failing the poor, global vaccine scheme to be shaken up

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 23 June, 2021 REUTERS, BRUSSELS Shunned by rich countries and failing to meet the needs of the poorest, a programme co-led by […]
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 vaccines: ADB approves $940 million for Bangladesh

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 22 June, 2021   The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a loan package of $940 million today for the Government […]
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 […]