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Will Bangladesh be able to break deadly Covid cycle?
Staff Correspondent:The government’s efforts to ensure self-isolation and quarantine have slowed down and public health experts fear this decline could make the surging coronavirus infection rate even more dangerous.They say infections will continue to rise until the transmission is stopped. The only way to improve the situation is to break…
Read More »Delta Covid variant now dominant strain world
International Desk: The Delta variant of Covid-19 is now the dominant strain worldwide, accompanied by a surge of deaths around the United States almost entirely among unvaccinated people, US officials said Friday.US cases of Covid-19 are up 70 percent over the previous week and deaths are up 26 percent, with…
Read More »Corona vaccine age limit to be at 18
Staff Correspondent: Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque has said that the government is thinking of lowering the age limit of registration for taking coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine to 18 years.The health minister made the remark at a function at the Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) auditorium in…
Read More »Vaccine institute in BD can be a gamechanger for its economy
UNB: 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…
Read More »Covid deaths surpass 17,000 in country
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh reported another 210 coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the deaths toll from the pandemic to 17,052. Earlier, the highest number of single day deaths 230 was recorded on Friday (July 9).“The tally of infections has surged to 10,59,538 as 12,383 new cases were confirmed…
Read More »Govt to procure 15m doses of vaccines from Sinopharm
Staff Correspondent: The government will procure a total of 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Sinopharm International of China at a less price compared to the earlier agreement price in a bid to bolster the government’s drive to vaccinate the country’s people.The approval came from the 24th meeting of…
Read More »DGHS concerns over lockdown relaxation
Staff Correspondent: The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has expressed its concern about increasing Covid-19 outbreak across the country due to easing the all-out lockdown ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.Line Director Professor Dr. Robed Amin, a spokesman of DGHS, expressed this concern at a regular health briefing on Covid-19 yesterday afternoon.He…
Read More »Oxygen use at hospitals posing high fire risk
Ongoing corona pandemic Golam Mostafa Jibon:Around 98 percent of the hospitals in the country are at high fire risk as those have no necessary fire safety measures as well as necessary stairs and fire extinguishing equipments.Besides, pressure of oxygen use through high flow nasal cannula at ICU units of different…
Read More »Extremely tragic
Situation of Covid is not controlled Staff Correspondent: The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) yesterday said if the Covid-19 situation is not controlled within the next seven days, the situation will be extremely tragic.Professor Dr. Md. Robed Amin, a spokesman of the DGHS, expressed his fear in a virtual…
Read More »52 bodies recovered from rubble
Rupganj factory fire Death toll may increase more Staff Correspondent: The death toll from the factory fire at Rupganj, Narayanganj jumped to 52 as firefighters started tallying fatalities in the massive blaze.“At least 49 bodies have been recovered from the debris of the building during the search operation,” said Abdullah…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
