Highly contagious delta variant of Coronavirus, identified first in India, has been detected among all recent Covid-19 cases among children of Chattogram.Researchers came up with the conclusion after genome sequencing of 12 samples of children admitted to the Chattogram Maa o Shishu Hospital (Chattogram Mother and Child Care Hospital) and
Health
Bangladesh to receive 3m doses of Moderna vaccine Monday
Bangladesh will receive a consignment of Moderna vaccine doses on Monday evening. The 3 million vaccine doses from the USA under COVAX facility are expected to reach at 7:20pm at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Health Minister Zahid Maleque will remain present at the Airport. Earlier, US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller announced that
US to send 3m more vaccine to Bangladesh as gift
US Ambassador Earl R Miller has announced another consignment of three million doses of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for Bangladesh. These vaccine doses are coming to Bangladesh from the American people via the COVAX facility, he said. "The US is committed to increasing the country's vaccine supply to beat the pandemic here and
20 lakh doses of Sinopharm Vaccines to arrive Saturday
Twenty-lakh more doses of coronavirus or Covid-19 vaccines of Sinophram purchased from China will arrive in Bangladesh on Saturday, says media report. Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Director General Prof Dr ABM Khurshid Alam confirmed the matter. The vaccine doses will arrive in Bangladesh on Saturday night, he said.
Vaccine institute can be a game changer for Bangladesh
As the government has planned to establish a vaccine institute, experts have appreciated it as a timely and bold move as they think Bangladesh has huge potential to grab the international vaccine market like medicines. They also said the local and international vaccine markets will continue to grow as vaccine safety
All adults to be gradually vaccinated: Health Minister
Expanding the vaccine eligibility target, Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Thursday said everyone above 18 years will gradually be vaccinated in Bangladesh. "Arrangements are being made to gradually bring all citizens above 18 years under the Covid-19 vaccination programme in order to revive the country's education system," he said. Zahid Maleque came
Relaxing lockdown may increase Covid infections: DGHS
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) feared that the easing of lockdown for eight days before Eid-ul-Adha could trigger a spike in coronavirus cases across the country. "There will be no way to control the infection rate if health guidelines are not followed properly during the eight days of reopening
Praava Health on COVID-19 testing awareness
Praava Health is working to ensure and maintain the highest international standard possible, regarding the accuracy of COVID-19 testing, said a press release. Like any diagnostic test, even at the best labs in the world, there is a chance that someone will have the virus but will test negative (false negative),
Unilever Bangladesh donates Oxygen Machine to DGHS
Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL) has donated a large consignment of Oxygen Concentrator Machines to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Shamima Akhter, Head- Corporate Affairs, Partnerships & Communications of Unilever Bangladesh handed over 100 Oxygen Concentrator Machines to Mr. Prof. Dr. Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, Director General (Health) on
Dhaka reemerges as Covid hotspot
Delay in suspending inter-district transport services blamed Though the Coronavirus spread had come almost under control in Dhaka nearly a month back, the national capital is reemerging as the hotspot for the deadly virus transmission and fatalities. Health experts said the highly transmissible Delta or Indian variant has speared in Dhaka as