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164 deaths and 9,964 virus cases in a single day
BD sets grim records Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh has reached grim records in both COVID-19 deaths and new cases, with 164 fatalities and 9,964 cases counted over a 24-hour period.This takes the total death toll from the disease to 15,229 and the total caseload to 954,881, as of 8 am yesterday…
Read More »Oxygen crisis taking toll
Govt currentlysupplying 190metric tonsof Oxygen Golam Mostafa Jibon:With the rising of coronavirus infection and death, an acute crisis of life saving Oxygen has been created again in the most hospitals of the country including Bogura, Khulna and Satkhira that leads to a fresh concern.Experts believe that, the oxygen crisis could…
Read More »45 lakh doses of vaccines arrive in the country
Staff Correspondent: More doses of Moderna and Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday morning.The second consignment of Moderna vaccine containing 12,67,200 doses reached Bangladesh around 8:40am.With this, a total of 25,17,200 doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine have reached Bangladesh. The first 12.5 lakh doses had…
Read More »MPs slam health minister Call for sooner resignation
Mahfuz Emran: Members of the opposition have lambasted Health Minister Zahid Maleque in parliament, going so far as to call for his resignation, over the oxygen crisis during the coronavirus pandemic and irregularities in the health sector.Though the health minister was away from the parliament session, opposition MPs targeted him…
Read More »Critical Patients in dire need of oxygen support
Staff Correspondent: Medical oxygen supply to public hospitals in at least two divisions has come under severe strain as its demand doubled amid a surge in Covid patients requiring the life-saving gas over the past few weeks.The crisis of high-flow oxygen support has turned grave at many hospitals in Khulna…
Read More »Registration of vaccine for students begins
Staff Correspondent: The online registration process for Covid-19 vaccination of public university students has begun.In a press release, University Grants Commission (UGC) confirmed the matter yesterday.The names of those residential students were sent to MIS DGHS from universities, they will be able to register their names.At present, there are 220…
Read More »Many Covid patients die for lack of oxygen crunch in Satkhira hospital
Satkhira Correspondent: Several patients have reportedly died at the COVID-dedicated Satkhira Medical College Hospital amid a shortage of medical oxygen at the facility.A hospital staffer, asking not to be named, said as many as six people passed away during a disruption in the oxygen supply on Wednesday.However, the hospital authorities…
Read More »BD to receive large vaccine shipment from China soon
Industry Desk: The first consignment of 2 million doses of vaccine purchased by the Bangladesh government from China’s Sinopharm are ready for delivery in Beijing.Deputy Chief of Mission at Chinese Embassy in Dhaka Hualong Yan yesterday said it will reach Dhaka soon.“China stands by our Bangladeshi friends in fighting the…
Read More »Registration for Covid vaccine starts today
Staff Correspondent: Registration for the Covid-19 vaccine will resume from today which was suspended due to vaccine shortage.This information was given to the journalists yesterday.Eligible citizens can now book their slots online via surokkha app (https://surokkha.gov.bd/enroll).Earlier on January 27, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Corona vaccination program. Online registration…
Read More »70pc of low-income households consumed less food amid Covid
Staff Correspondent: Food security has been greatly compromised in the low-income households of Bangladesh amid the Covid-19 pandemic so far, with 40% of households facing difficulties to have three meals a day and 70% of households consuming less quantity food than what they regularly consumed before, says a study.The findings…
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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 …
