Myanmar to extend COVID-19 vaccinations to Rohingya minority

Myanmar will vaccinate minority Muslim Rohingya people against the coronavirus, a spokesman for its ruling military said on Friday, adding that no one will be left behind in its inoculation campaign.
27 August 2021, 08:38 AM

Mexican researchers say they created facemask that neutralizes COVID-19

Researchers at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have created a facemask using silver and copper nanolayers that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, the university's official gazette said on Thursday.
27 August 2021, 05:04 AM

Covid symptoms last a year for many patients: study

Fatigue and shortness of breath still afflict many patients a year after their hospitalisation for Covid-19, according to a new Chinese study calling for a better understanding of the pandemic's long-term health effects.
27 August 2021, 02:58 AM

Urgent search for Covid-19 origins ‘stalled’

The search for the origins of the Covid pandemic that has killed millions and crippled economies is at a standstill even as time is running out, scientists charged with the task by the UN warned.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 vaccine and pregnancy: Addressing concerns

Health risks among pregnant women posed by Covid-19 have become a matter of concern as several expecting mothers died from the infection in Bangladesh in recent months.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Dengue cases cross 9,000 mark

At least 267 more dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 50 of these cases are from outside Dhaka.
26 August 2021, 18:00 PM

JS body urges govt owned company to take immediate measures to produce Covid-19 vaccine

The parliamentary body on health ministry today strongly recommended Essential Drugs, a government owned company, to take immediate measures to produce Covid-19 vaccine within six to nine months in order to bring all citizens of the country under vaccination as soon as possible.
26 August 2021, 13:52 PM

267 hospitalised with dengue in a single day

At least 267 more dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
26 August 2021, 13:20 PM

Covid-19: 102 deaths recorded in a day, positivity rate down to 13.77%

One hundred and two people died from Covid-19 in the 24 hours preceding 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
26 August 2021, 11:37 AM

Japan stops use of 1.63 million Moderna doses over contamination

Japan will halt the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna's Covid vaccine after reports of contamination in several vials, drugmaker Takeda and the health ministry said Thursday.
26 August 2021, 06:16 AM

Protecting heart during the pandemic

Like well-oiled machines, our hearts run day and night, but even the best machines need maintenance to be kept in prime condition.
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Dengue claims two more lives

Two more dengue patients died while at least 278 more were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday which points to the fast-rising trend of the disease, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid vaccine: Protection starts fading within six months

Protection against Covid-19 offered by two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines begins to fade within six months, underscoring the need for booster shots, according to researchers in Britain.
25 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid-19: 114 deaths recorded in a day, positivity rate down to 14.76%

One hundred and fourteen people died from Covid-19 in the 24 hours preceding 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
25 August 2021, 12:16 PM

Dengue fever: 2 more die, 278 hospitalised in a day

Two more died while at least 278 more dengue patients were hospitalized in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
25 August 2021, 11:25 AM

Mass vaccination drive for second dose from September 7

Covid-19 mass vaccination drive for the second dose will begin on September 7, Prof Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, director general (Health) of DGHS, announced today.
25 August 2021, 07:56 AM

Death row convict dies at DMCH

A death row convict in a murder case died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early today.
25 August 2021, 07:14 AM

High blood pressure doubled globally in 30 years, study shows

The number of people living with high blood pressure more than doubled since 1990, according to a major study published on Wednesday that found half of all sufferers -- about 720 million people -- went untreated in 2019.
25 August 2021, 06:27 AM

Slow Covid vaccination to cost global economy $2.3 trillion: study

The study calculated that countries which fail to vaccinate 60 percent of their populations by mid-2022 will suffer the losses, equivalent to two trillion euros, over the 2022-2025 period.
25 August 2021, 02:52 AM

Dengue spreading from hospitals too

Nine-month-old Ismail has been undergoing treatment at Dhaka Shishu Hospital for around two months, and around a month and a half ago, underwent surgery for his brain tumour.
24 August 2021, 18:00 PM