US to send aid to India government, healthcare workers to battle COVID-19 crisis

The United States is deeply concerned by a massive surge in coronavirus cases in India and plans to quickly deploy additional support to the Indian government and health care workers, a White House spokeswoman said on Saturday.
25 April 2021, 05:02 AM

Covid-19 vaccine doses pass one billion mark as global cases top new record

The number of Covid-19 jabs administered globally surpassed the one billion mark on Saturday (April 24), offering hope even as the number of virus cases worldwide hit a new daily record mainly due to an explosion of infections in India.
25 April 2021, 04:58 AM

27 dead in fire at Baghdad hospital for Covid-19 patients

At least 27 people were killed and 46 injured in a fire on Saturday at a hospital in south-east Baghdad that had been equipped to house Covid-19 patients, medical sources at three nearby hospitals said.
25 April 2021, 01:37 AM

Significant increase in life expectancy for adults living with HIV on ART

Life expectancy among adults living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Latin America and the Caribbean has increased significantly since
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Rotavirus vaccines made available for use in humanitarian crises

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Save the Children, UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO) welcome the opportunity to make rotavirus
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Vaccines bring us closer

With all eyes on vaccines, World Immunisation Week 2021 offers an unprecedented opportunity to build public trust in the value of all vaccines and
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM

What to do in case of antibody resistance in COVID-19?

Generally, the humoral immune system relies strongly on the production of specific antibodies for a successful immune response against a certain
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM

MIS-C and COVID-19: What should we do?

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is the disease of children from birth to 21 years which is an emerging health crisis of
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Indian hospitals turn away patients in Covid-19 'tsunami'

Overwhelmed hospitals in India begged for oxygen supplies on Saturday as the country's coronavirus infections soared again overnight in a "tsunami" of disease, setting a new world record for cases for the third consecutive day.
24 April 2021, 15:09 PM

83 Covid-19 deaths, 2,697 infections in 24 hours

Eighty-three 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).
24 April 2021, 10:22 AM

Serum Institute has no right to halt vaccine supply after Bangladesh paid in advance: Papon

Seram Institute of India (SII) has no right to halt vaccine supply after receiving payment in advance, Nazmul Hasan Papon, managing director of Beximco Pharmaceuticals, said today.
24 April 2021, 08:52 AM

Odisha closes border with West Bengal amid fear of new Covid-19 variant in India

The government of the eastern Indian state of Odisha has sealed its land border with adjacent West Bengal where the reported presence of a triple mutant variant of Covid-19 has caused concerns.
24 April 2021, 05:02 AM

US ends J&J Covid-19 vaccine pause; shots to resume immediately

The United States can immediately resume use of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine, top health regulators said on Friday, ending a 10-day pause to investigate its link to extremely rare but potentially deadly blood clots.
24 April 2021, 04:24 AM

Covid-19 vaccine access: 2 million people sign petition urging Biden to back patent waiver

The US and a handful of other big countries have blocked negotiations at the World Trade Organization involving a proposal spearheaded by India and South Africa that would temporarily waive the intellectual property rights of pharmaceutical companies to allow developing countries to produce vaccines.
24 April 2021, 02:38 AM

UK PM Johnson says he is looking at Covid-19 help for India

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he was looking at what he could do to help India, where the coronavirus pandemic is entering a deadly new phase with which its health services are struggling to cope.
24 April 2021, 02:19 AM

88 Covid-19 deaths reported in 24 hours

Eighty-eight people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
23 April 2021, 10:35 AM

Covid-19 vaccine: Dhaka agrees to Beijing’s proposal to set up emergency storage facility

Bangladesh, in principle, has agreed to a Chinese proposal to set up an "Emergency Covid-19 Vaccine Storage Facility" to ensure quick supply of vaccines among the South Asian countries during emergency.
22 April 2021, 18:39 PM

98 Covid-19 deaths reported in 24 hours

Ninety-eight people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
22 April 2021, 10:54 AM

Will try our best to supply Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh: Indian High Commissioner

India will try its best to supply Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh, Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami said today.
22 April 2021, 09:02 AM

Pfizer confirms fake Covid-19 vaccine shots on sale in Mexico, Poland: Reports

US drugmaker Pfizer on Wednesday (April 21) confirmed that suspect doses of its coronavirus vaccine that were seized in Mexico and Poland were indeed fake, with doses going for as much as US$1,000 (S$1,328) a shot, according to US media.
22 April 2021, 06:18 AM