Bangladesh will buy Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines from China

Bangladesh will purchase Covid-19 vaccines from China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm).
19 May 2021, 09:29 AM

US will donate 80 million ‘excess’ Covid-19 vaccines to COVAX: Biden

President Joe Biden has announced that the US will give away 80 million Covid-19 vaccines. Previously, the US announced the donation of 60 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses.
18 May 2021, 08:15 AM

India’s coronavirus infections cross 25 million, record 4,329 dead in a day

India's total coronavirus cases surged past the 25 million mark on today, boosted by 263,533 new infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths from Covid-19 rose by a record 4,329.
18 May 2021, 07:02 AM

Pfizer jab can be stored in fridge for a month: EU drug agency

The European Union's drug agency on Monday approved the storage of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in fridges for up to a month, in a move that should boost its rollout across the bloc.
18 May 2021, 02:57 AM
17 May 2021, 09:36 AM

Sanofi-GSK reports success in virus vaccine, after setback

Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline’s potential COVID-19 vaccine triggered strong immune responses in all adult age groups in preliminary trials, boosting optimism the shot may join the fight against the pandemic this year.
17 May 2021, 07:06 AM

Long working hours are a killer, WHO study shows

Working long hours is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year in a worsening trend that may accelerate further due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
17 May 2021, 02:22 AM

G7 urged to donate 'emergency' supplies to vaccine-sharing scheme

The head of UNICEF on Monday asked G7 countries to donate supplies to the COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme as an emergency measure to address a severe shortfall caused by disruption to Indian vaccine exports.
17 May 2021, 02:03 AM

Health division spends only 26pc of ADP outlay

Despite giving special focus on the health sector, the government could implement only 26 per cent of the sector’s Annual Development Programme in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year.
16 May 2021, 16:02 PM

25 Covid-19 deaths, 363 new cases reported in 24 hours

Twenty-five people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8:00am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
16 May 2021, 09:52 AM

Global Covid-19 cases cross 162 million

As Covid-19 cases keep rising, over 162 million people have so far been infected with the deadly virus around the world.
16 May 2021, 06:18 AM

Covid-19: 22 dead in 24 hours, lowest since March 24

Twenty-two people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8:00am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
15 May 2021, 10:42 AM

WHO urges rich countries to donate shots instead of vaccinating children

The World Health Organization urged rich countries on Friday to reconsider plans to vaccinate children and instead donate Covid-19 shots to the COVAX scheme that shares them with poorer nations.
15 May 2021, 02:10 AM

India, US agree to work towards increasing Covid-19 vaccine availability

India and the United States today agreed to work towards increasing Covid-19 vaccine availability and saving lives.
14 May 2021, 16:02 PM

WHO talking to US about sharing vaccines with poorer countries

The World Health Organization said today is in touch with the United States about sharing vaccines with the international COVAX scheme, which distributes doses to poorer countries.
14 May 2021, 14:26 PM

26 Covid-19 deaths reported in 24 hours

Twenty-six people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
14 May 2021, 10:33 AM

India might have enough Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate entire adult population by year end, govt says

Facing Covid-19 vaccine crunch at present, India can potentially get 216 crore doses in five months between August and December -- enough to vaccinate its entire adult population, a senior official of the government has said.
14 May 2021, 07:05 AM

Nearly 12,000 lives saved by vaccines so far in England: analysis

The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in England has prevented nearly 12,000 deaths and more than 30,000 hospitalisations in older people, an analysis by government agency Public Health England (PHE) said on Friday.
14 May 2021, 02:09 AM

‘Great day for America’: fully vaccinated people can largely ditch masks

In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people on Thursday, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings.
14 May 2021, 01:56 AM

31 Covid-19 deaths, 1,290 new cases recorded in 24 hours

Thirty-one people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
13 May 2021, 10:42 AM