The Drugs Controller General of India today permitted its domestic pharma major Bharat Biotech for conducting human trials of its intranasal Covid-19 booster dose for those who have already been inoculated with two doses of the Covaxin injection.

The Covid-19 positivity rate in Chattogram has declined to 31.97% in 24 hours till 8:00 am today which was 36.54 percent on Tuesday, according to Chattogram civil surgeon’s office.

Testing in humans of an HIV vaccine that uses messenger RNA technology has begun, the biotech firm Moderna and the International Aids Vaccine Initiative said on Thursday (Jan 27).

When the coronavirus began spreading around the world, the remote Pacific archipelago of Kiribati closed its borders, ensuring the disease didn’t reach its shores for nearly two full years.

Post-Covid conditions may last for as long as a year, found a study by the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR)-- raising the stakes for maintaining health and safety guidelines to avoid catching the novel virus.

Menopause a turbulent time for women. Hormone levels drop quickly, which causes period to slow to a stop, and some other symptoms set in. But one must consider that menopause is a natural part of life.

At least 15,807 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).

Women in Bangladesh have been suffering from different types of cancers, one of the leading causes of death in Bangladesh at present, more than men.

Doctors treating Covid patients at a Prague hospital have shed their once mandatory protective suits, claiming that bacteria clinging to their sleeves actually increased mortality.

A Boston hospital is defending itself after a man’s family claimed he was denied a new heart for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying most transplant programs around the country set similar requirements to improve patients’ chances of survival.

The health directorate will soon publish an updated version of the Covid-19 clinical guideline to combat the Omicron variant of the coronavirus as it is the main reason behind the ongoing surge in cases.

The risk level related to the Omicron variant remains very high, the WHO said late Tuesday, with the numbers of new Covid-19 cases hitting another record high last week.

Bangladeshi architect Kashef Chowdhury, director of Bangladeshi architecture firm Urbana, has been announced the winner of the 2021 International Prize for the World’s Best New Building by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) for his Friendship Hospital project.

Non-communicable diseases (NCD) are a growing health risk and matter of concern for Bangladesh, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.

At least 15,527 new infections were recorded and 17 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 pandemic has had a terrible impact on children, especially their education, among those living in the developing world. But just as it has accelerated trends that already existed such as digitisation, it has exposed the worrying problem of childhood obesity.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has finalised a clinical guideline to combat against Omicron as it is the main reason behind the surge in Covid-19 infection.

The block lettered sign on the ochre yellow building reads “Nazirabazar Matri Sadan”. Right beside it, a large banner reads -- “24-hour normal delivery service for expecting mothers”.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque termed the coronavirus situation “very alarming” as the health directorate reported 16,033 new cases yesterday, the second-highest single-day detection.

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