Hong Kong may soon have to throw away millions of coronavirus vaccine doses because they are approaching their expiry date and not enough people have signed up for the jabs, an official warned Tuesday.

A suspected black fungus patient died at Dhaka’s Birdem Hospital three days ago while one black fungus infected patient is undergoing treatment at the same hospital.

Two cases of black fungus have been detected at Birdem Hospital in patients who have recovered from Covid-19, a worrying sign as neighbouring India reports widespread infections.

Twenty-five people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

People are returning without getting Covid-19 vaccine from all the vaccination centres in Patuakhali due to unavailability of shots.

India has 5,424 cases of mucormycosis or “black fungus”, the country’s Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said today.

Dogs can be trained to detect more than 90 percent of Covid-19 infections even when patients are asymptomatic, according to research published Monday, which authors hope could help replace the need to quarantine new arrivals.

The milestone, as recorded by India's health ministry, comes as slowed vaccine deliveries have marred the country's fight against the pandemic, forcing many to miss their shots, and a rare but fatal fungal infection affecting Covid-19 patients has worried doctors.

Three researchers from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019, months before China disclosed the Covid-19 pandemic, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a previously undisclosed US intelligence report.

The health department is aware of “black fungus” and a guideline to prevent and treat the infection will be released soon.

Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) and Novavax Inc (NVAX.O) entered into a deal with the South Korean government to manufacture their COVID-19 vaccines, as the country has been under pressure to secure more and faster deliveries of US-made vaccines.

Twenty-eight people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

People are returning without getting their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine from vaccination centres in Chuadanga, despite receiving SMS, due to unavailability of shots.

A double dose of COVID-19 vaccines is almost as effective against the fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus first identified in India as it is against Britain’s dominant strain, English health officials said on Saturday.

A new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal has found that the risk of delayed acute complications after non-hospitalised SARS-

University of Bergen spin-off biotech company BergenBio proclaimed that their drug bemcentinib is fast-tracked in a phase-II clinical trial as a potential treatment against COVID-19.

In the first-ever global report on cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women, researchers call for urgent action to improve care and prevention, fill

The matters of grave concern in health are not the epidemic, flues or parasites that reign over the news and take most of the government’s effort, rather they are the everyday diseases that people can address yet fail to take action.

Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, is a rare but dangerous infection. It is being increasingly seen in vulnerable patients in India, including

An Indian former hospital worker with no medical education is running a small unlicensed clinic, tending to patients with breathing difficulties and checking their oxygen levels as they lie on cots on the mud floor.