Children below 12 to get Covid vaccine if WHO recommends: Health Minister

The government will inoculate children below 12 if the World Health Organization makes the recommendation, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.
22 February 2022, 09:38 AM

Covid-19 positivity rate drops below 7%

At least 1,951 new infections were recorded and nine people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
21 February 2022, 12:21 PM

Covid restrictions end tomorrow

As the transmission of Covid-19 continues to decline steadily, the government has decided to withdraw existing health restrictions from tomorrow, around six weeks after it was imposed on January 13.
20 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 positive people in England won't need to self-isolate

People with Covid-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the UK government has announced, as part of a plan for “living with Covid” that is also likely to see testing for the coronavirus scaled back.
20 February 2022, 15:31 PM

Queen Elizabeth tests positive for Covid-19

Queen Elizabeth, 95, has tested positive for Covid and is experiencing mild symptoms but expects to continue light dutiesthis week, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday.
20 February 2022, 12:11 PM

Covid-19 positivity rate down to 7.82%

At least 1987 new infections were recorded and 21 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
20 February 2022, 11:22 AM

Covid deaths lowest in 29 days

The health directorate reported 13 deaths from Covid-19 yesterday, the lowest since January 21.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Daily vit D supplementation prevents some new autoimmune diseases

Vitamin D limits inflammation in vitro and in animal models of autoimmune diseases, but it has not shown benefit in humans’ observational studies or clinical trials.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 may result in escape variants resistant to therapeutics and vaccines

The SARS-CoV-2 virus is continuously evolving, and structural changes to the virus may impact the efficacy of antibody therapies and
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM

13 deaths, 2,150 cases reported in 24 hours

At least 2,150 new infections were recorded and 13 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
19 February 2022, 10:28 AM

Covid-19 positivity below 10%: 24 deaths, 2,584 cases reported in 24hrs

At least 2,584 new infections were recorded and 24 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
18 February 2022, 11:02 AM

Stimulus for the laid-off: Only 0.5pc spent in a year

The government spent only about 0.5 percent of a Tk 1,500 crore stimulus package unveiled in 2020 for laid off workers of export-oriented apparel and leather factories.
17 February 2022, 18:00 PM

World ‘better prepared’ for Covid variants

The world is becoming “better prepared” to deal with future variants of the coronavirus, the CEO and co-founder of German vaccine-maker BioNTech told AFP yesterday, as the company works on an Omicron-specific shot.
17 February 2022, 18:00 PM

1 in 5 adult Rohingyas infected with hepatitis C

A recent study on the prevalence of Hepatitis B and C virus among the Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar has found that more than one in five Rohingya adults have Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
17 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Antacid shows promise against Covid-19 symptoms

A recent study revealed that in non-hospitalised, unvaccinated adults with mild-to-moderate Covid-19, treatment with a high dose of the antacid drug famotidine helped speed resolution of symptoms and inflammation in a small, randomised controlled trial, Reuters reported.
17 February 2022, 17:27 PM

Covid positivity rate on the wane

At least 3,539 new infections were recorded and 20 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
17 February 2022, 12:00 PM

Covid inoculation: No more first dose after Feb 26

Citizens eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccines would be able to get their first jabs without any registration or documents in any centre across the country from now on.
16 February 2022, 18:00 PM

1 in 5 adult Rohingyas infected with Hepatitis C: Study

A recent study on the prevalence of Hepatitis B and C virus among the Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar has found that more than one in five Rohingya adults have Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
16 February 2022, 11:27 AM

Covid positivity rate now 12.20%

At least 3,929 new infections were recorded and 15 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
16 February 2022, 10:57 AM

AstraZeneca’s short shelf life makes Covid vaccine rollout difficult to world's poorest

The relatively short shelf life of AstraZeneca Plc's (AZN.L) Covid -19 vaccine is complicating the rollout to the world's poorest nations, according to officials and internal World Health Organization documents reviewed by Reuters.
16 February 2022, 10:00 AM