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  • 228 more die of Covid-19 in 24 hrs

    Industry Desk: Some 228 more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 19,274.During the period, 11,291 more people were diagnosed with the virus, raising the total infection to 11,64,635, the health directorate said in a press release yesterday.The daily count came…

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  • Economy connected with Eid perished

    Clutch of COVID-19 Golam Mostafa Jibon:Due to clutch of COVID-19 pandemic, the economy revolved with Eid-ul-Azha may fall at risk this year too like the last year as many people especially poor, middle income group and jobless are still lagging behind.Experts seem that, the sale of sacrificial animals may be…

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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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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