Experts think that the ongoing lockdown in Bangladesh appears to be paying off as both the active coronavirus cases and death toll have marked a sharp fall over the last few days in the country. They, however, fear that the benefits might be short-lived ones as the government has allowed shopping
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India gets first batch of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
The first batch of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in India on Saturday, according to reports by TASS. The vaccine was delivered to the airport of Hyderabad by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which oversees the project. Sputnik V is the third vaccine to be used in India. Earlier, only
WHO lists anti-Covid Moderna vaccine for emergency use
The World Health Organization on Friday listed the anti-Covid-19 Moderna vaccine for emergency use. The listing procedure helps the countries unable to assess a vaccine’s effectiveness themselves would have access as quickly as possible and allows the Covax vaccine sharing scheme and other partners to distribute it to poorer countries. This US
Govt approves Chinese vaccine for emergency use
The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) of Bangladesh on Thursday approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine. Major General Mahbubur Rahman, director-general of the Directorate General of Drug Administration made the announcement during a briefing. "We have issued emergency use approval for the Sinopharm vaccine. The second dose of
Locally developed Nasal spray to hit market soon to fight Covid-19
As the race is on to find a way to get rid of the deadly Coronavirus, Bangladesh has developed a nasal spray which 'can kill' the virus on contact, raising hope among many. Bangladesh Reference Institute for Chemical Measurement (BRICM), set up by the government for the development of chemical metrology,
Border with India shut for two weeks
Bangladesh has shut its border with India for any kind of movement except cargoes for two weeks to contain the spread of the Covid-19. India is going through a terrible second wave of Covid-19. Lack of hospitals, oxygen cylinders and healthcare has brought the nation to its knees. So, to limit Covid-19
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Improvement unlikely before June
Bangladesh is unlikely to see any improvement in the Covid-19 situation before June next as the country is still in the grip of its second wave, predicted a group of local and international health experts.Using a mathematical model, Bangladesh Como Modelling Group, a group of experts from both Bangladesh and
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Uncertainty looms large over vaccination
The future of vaccination program in Bangladesh looks bleak due to broken supplies of the injection vials as the lone supplier Serum Institute of India failed to ship the vaccines in time, officials said. Bangladesh government signed an agreement with the Serum Institute of India for procuring some 30 million dosesAstraZeneca,
102 die, 3,698 infected from Covid-19 in 24 hours
Health authorities have reported 102 deaths and 3,698 new infections from Covid-19 in 24 hours to Sunday morning amid a nationwide lockdown in force. The new fatalities took the total Covid-19 death to 10,385, while the total infections rose 718,950.The daily infection rate fell to a still very high 19.06% from