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

WHO for ‘extreme caution’ in lifting Covid restrictions

The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged "extreme caution" for countries considering lifting Covid-19 restrictions, warning that high vaccination rates would not stop transmission of the virus increasing.  The UN health agency urged governments not to squander hard-won gains and return to scenes of overwhelmed hospitals and exhausted health workers. Asked about

Dhaka reemerges as Covid hotspot

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 the government took time to stop

Covid-19: 201 more deaths, 11,162 new cases reported

Health authorities in Bangladesh have recorded 201 deaths and 11,162 new infections from Covid-19 in last 24 hours to Wednesday morning. With the latest figures, the death toll in country from the disease has now reached 15,593, and total infected cases climbed to 9,77,568, according to a handout released by the

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

High time to bring super spreaders under vaccination

Bangladesh began the vaccination programme against Covid-19 in February last but activities got interrupted for some time due to depletion in the vaccine stock. Vaccination activities are going to resume in full swing as vaccines have come from different sources. As per the government plan, citizens over 40 years of

Covid in villages a seriously troubling news

It was thought for a while that Covid-19 was largely an exclusive urban disease.  There was this myth that it spared the poor, the villagers and the pious. Social media is full of such declarations and people go on air explaining the strange and “noble” discrimination of this virus. The first

What about collecting crucial medical equipment?

In order to successfully deal with the increased pressure on the medical system caused by the Covid pandemic in district towns, it is imperative to ensure stockpiling of medicines, medical equipment, personal protective equipment and diagnostic kits for medical personnel and other manpower. But at such a time, media report

And what if this lockdown doesn’t work?

It’s 5 days on since the strict lockdown and the jury is still out whether it’s having an impact or not. It’s true that this lockdown is stricter than the ones before but one is not sure if that is enough. More people have been arrested and fined its true

Covid-19: 164 deaths, 9,964 new cases reported

Health authorities in Bangladesh have registered 164 deaths and 9,964 new infections from Covid-19 in last 25 hours to Monday morning Bangladesh. With the latest figures, the country's death toll mounted to 15,229 while the caseload reached 954,881, according to a handout provided by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The