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),
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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
FM hopeful of getting 3.5m doses this month
COVID-19 vaccine registration now possible through imo
Aligned with the Bangladesh Government’s aim to increase the number of people vaccinated against COVID-19, popular instant messaging platform imo has launched a new feature in-app that will enable users to make online vaccine registration, said a press release. This feature will redirect eligible users to the ‘Surokkha’ website, lead them
2nd shipments of Moderna, Sinopharm vaccines reach Dhaka
The second shipments of Moderna and Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines reached here this morning. "A total of 12 lakh doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrived at 8.30 am at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport this morning while 10 lakh shots of Sinopharm vaccine purchased by Bangladesh government reached 5.30 am," a health ministry
Massive vaccination to begin in July: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday said a massive vaccination drive will begin in July and the government will provide any amount of money to procure Covid-19 vaccines to ensure free inoculation for all. "I've already announced that the government will ensure free vaccination for all. We'll provide funds, no matter how
Serum may resume vaccine export in July/August
India, depending on the scale of production of vaccines within the country, is aiming at July-end or August to at least release those vaccines that have been bought by Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal and are now in pending status, reported The Print on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh
Dhaka to start administering Pfizer vaccine Monday
Inoculation with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will begin in Dhaka on Monday, aiming to fight the Coronavirus pandemic. Prof Shamsul Haq, Line Director of the Directorate General of Health Services(DGHS) and a member of the Vaccine Distribution Committee, disclosed it at a regular health bulletin on Sunday. "We have already received 100,620 doses of
Mass vaccination expected to resume in July
The mass inoculation of Covid-19 is expected to be resumed in July as the government is working relentlessly to collect more vaccines, Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus said here today. In a press conference at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) organised marking the distribution of another 53,340 houses by