Fennel seeds look like cumin, but are greener. They are the dried seeds of the fennel herb. It is a common item frequently used in most South Asian kitchens.

The Drug Controller General of India has given its nod to Serum Institute of India's proposal to manufacture vaccine against the fast-transmissible Omicron variant of Covid-19, for examination test and analysis, official sources said today.

A scientist at Oxford University, who worked on the development of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, has criticised scientists and politicians, especially decision-makers in the European Union, for damaging the reputation of the jab that “probably killed hundreds of thousands of people”, reports BBC.

At least 9,369 new infections were recorded and 38 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).

The healthcare company Johnson & Johnson is facing an attempt to force a shareholder vote to halt its sales of talc-based baby powder across the world, including UK, amid concerns over alleged links to cancer, The Guardians reports.

All citizens of the country will get two doses of vaccine and the booster dose against Covid-19 by December as per target, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.

Number Omicron cases, of Covid-19, has jumped to 187 in Bangladesh with the detection of 81 new infections till today, according to GISAID, a primary source that provides open access to genomic data of coronavirus.

Bangladesh is closing in on the milestone of vaccinating 10 crore people with the first Covid-19 dose despite facing many a challenge.

China and the World Health Organization have discussed the need for “stronger collaboration” on tracing the origins of Covid-19, amid tensions over the WHO’s plans to further investigate the theory that the virus could have leaked from a Wuhan lab.

The government has started administering Covid-19 vaccine to the floating population at Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka from tonight.

At least 8,345 new infections were recorded and 29 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).

The health directorate started a special drive to inoculate Qawmi madrasa students with Covid-19 vaccines today.

The Covid-19 pandemic started to ease around the world this week after a three-and-a-half-month rampage of ever-increasing infections, AFP data published yesterday showed.

The daily death toll from Covid-19 rose again yesterday as the health directorate reported 36 deaths in 24 hours till 8:00am, up from 30 the previous day.

Speakers at a scientific seminar today said Pfizer’s new anti-Covid drug “Paxlovid” will be a game changer in the treatment of Covid-19 patients with mild to moderate symptoms as it reduces the risks of hospitalisation and death by around 89 percent.

Johnson & Johnson created a plan last year to limit the financial bleeding from billions of dollars in jury awards to plaintiffs who alleged the company’s Baby Powder and other talc products caused deadly cancers. The healthcare and consumer-goods giant assigned more than 30 staffers to “Project Plato.” In a memo on the project in July, a company lawyer warned the team: Tell no one, not even your spouse.

The following is a summary of some recent studies on Covid-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review.

At least 8,359 new infections were recorded and 36 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).

A study in monkeys pitting the current Moderna Inc Covid-19 booster against an Omicron-specific booster showed no significant differences in protection, suggesting an Omicron-specific booster may not be needed, US government researchers reported on Friday.

The dried ripe fruits of the “horitoki” tree, also known as chebulic myrobalan (Terminalia chebula), have been used as an integral part of the subcontinent’s traditional medicine for ages.