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Covid-19 vaccine: Bangladesh engages India over timely delivery of 5 lakh doses
Bangladesh has taken up the issue of speeding up delivery of about five lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines with India through diplomatic channels to ensure momentum of the vaccination drive in that country, diplomatic sources in India said today.
‘Stricter lockdown’ for Covid-19: US Embassy in Bangladesh to stay closed
The US Embassy in Bangladesh will remain closed for routine US citizen services as the government...
95 Covid-19 deaths recorded in 24 hours
Ninety-five people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press...
India's Serum institute to sell AstraZeneca vaccine to private hospitals at $8/dose
The Serum Institute of India said on Wednesday it would sell the AstraZeneca (AZN.L) vaccine to...
South Korea looks to US for Covid-19 vaccine aid
South Korea's foreign minister said on Wednesday he hopes the United States will help Seoul...
UNICEF says AstraZeneca supply problems outside India resolved
Problems that have delayed AstraZeneca supplies to the COVAX vaccine-sharing facility have been...
EU agency links J&J shot to rare clots, says odds favor use
The European Union’s drug regulatory agency said Tuesday that it found a “possible link” between...
We need to guard against lockdowns: Modi to state govts
Even as India battles an alarming increase in daily Covid-19 cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
We need to guard against lockdowns: Modi to state govts
Even as India battles an alarming increase in daily Covid-19 cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Rahul Gandhi tests positive for Covid-19
India's Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi today said that he has tested positive for Covid-19...
Number of Covid-19 deaths reported below 100 today
Ninety-one people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press...
Russia has proposed manufacturing its Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh: Momen
Russia has proposed to manufacture its ‘Sputnik V’ Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh in collaboration...
J&J applies for phase-3 vaccine trials and import permission in India
American pharma giant Johnson & Johnson has applied to India's drug regulator for...
Vaccinated yet Covid-positive people at less health risk: CVASU study
A study has found that people who contracted coronavirus after getting vaccinated are at lower...
US will boost 'Do Not Travel' advisories to 80 percent of world
The US State Department said on Monday it will boost its "Do Not Travel" guidance to...
AstraZeneca jabs: India to fund capacity boost at Serum Institute
India is set to accept the Serum Institute of India’s (SII) request for a 30 billion rupee ($400...
New, grim record every day: 112 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours
One hundred and twelve people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a...
New Delhi under weeklong curfew from tonight to curb Covid-19 infections
India’s capital Delhi will be placed under complete curfew for a week from tonight.
Cabinet division proposes to extend ongoing ‘lockdown’ for another week
The cabinet division has proposed to extend the ongoing strict “lockdown” for another week amid a...
Covid-19: Britain investigating variant originating in India
Public Health England has said it has identified 77 cases of the variant in Britain.
Jharkhand’s chief minister wants to import 50k Remdesivir doses from Bangladesh
Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren wrote to India’s central government yesterday seeking...
102 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours; record broken yet again
One hundred and two people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a...
Covid-19 hospital at DNCC market inaugurated
The Covid-19 hospital at Dhaka North City Corporation's Mohakhali market has been launched...
Covid-19 vaccine: Bangladesh engages India over timely delivery of 5 lakh doses
Bangladesh has taken up the issue of speeding up delivery of about five lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines with India through diplomatic channels to ensure momentum of the vaccination drive in that country, diplomatic sources in India said today.
‘Stricter lockdown’ for Covid-19: US Embassy in Bangladesh to stay closed
The US Embassy in Bangladesh will remain closed for routine US citizen services as the government...
95 Covid-19 deaths recorded in 24 hours
Ninety-five people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press...
India's Serum institute to sell AstraZeneca vaccine to private hospitals at $8/dose
The Serum Institute of India said on Wednesday it would sell the AstraZeneca (AZN.L) vaccine to...
South Korea looks to US for Covid-19 vaccine aid
South Korea's foreign minister said on Wednesday he hopes the United States will help Seoul...
UNICEF says AstraZeneca supply problems outside India resolved
Problems that have delayed AstraZeneca supplies to the COVAX vaccine-sharing facility have been...
EU agency links J&J shot to rare clots, says odds favor use
The European Union’s drug regulatory agency said Tuesday that it found a “possible link” between...
We need to guard against lockdowns: Modi to state govts
Even as India battles an alarming increase in daily Covid-19 cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Rahul Gandhi tests positive for Covid-19
India's Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi today said that he has tested positive for Covid...
Number of Covid-19 deaths reported below 100 today
Ninety-one people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press...
Russia has proposed manufacturing its Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh: Momen
Russia has proposed to manufacture its ‘Sputnik V’ Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh in...
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J&J applies for phase-3 vaccine trials and import permission in India
American pharma giant Johnson & Johnson has applied to India's drug regulator for...
Vaccinated yet Covid-positive people at less health risk: CVASU study
A study has found that people who contracted coronavirus after getting vaccinated are at lower...
US will boost 'Do Not Travel' advisories to 80 percent of world
The US State Department said on Monday it will boost its "Do Not Travel" guidance to...
AstraZeneca jabs: India to fund capacity boost at Serum Institute
India is set to accept the Serum Institute of India’s (SII) request for a 30 billion rupee ($400...
New, grim record every day: 112 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours
One hundred and twelve people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to...
New Delhi under weeklong curfew from tonight to curb Covid-19 infections
India’s capital Delhi will be placed under complete curfew for a week from tonight.
Cabinet division proposes to extend ongoing ‘lockdown’ for another week
The cabinet division has proposed to extend the ongoing strict “lockdown” for another week amid a...
Covid-19: Britain investigating variant originating in India
Public Health England has said it has identified 77 cases of the variant in Britain.
Jharkhand’s chief minister wants to import 50k Remdesivir doses from Bangladesh
Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren wrote to India’s central government yesterday seeking...
102 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours; record broken yet again
One hundred and two people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a...
102 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours; record broken yet again
One hundred and two people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a...
Covid-19 hospital at DNCC market inaugurated
The Covid-19 hospital at Dhaka North City Corporation's Mohakhali market has been launched...
Covid-19 hospital at DNCC Market opens tomorrow with 50 ICU beds
The Covid-19 hospital at Dhaka North City Corporation’s Mohakhali market will be operational from...
101 Covid-19 deaths for 2nd consecutive day
3,473 infected, 5,907 recover in 24 hours
Modi appeals to keep Hindu festival symbolic as India's Covid-19 infections surge
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today appealed to devotees to keep a key Hindu festival...
Firsthand account: Getting vaccinated during ‘strict lockdown’
When I received an SMS that I have to take the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine today, during the...
Covid-19 vaccine access: US senators urge Biden to back waiver of IP rights
Bernie Sanders and nine other Democratic senators urged President Joe Biden on Friday to back a...
Covid-19: Deaths in a day cross the 100 mark for first time
One hundred and one people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a...
SKorean consortium to produce 100 million doses of Russian vaccine per month
South Korea's Huons Global said on Friday (Apr 16) that it will lead a consortium to produce...
3rd day of 'strict lockdown' sees empty roads due to weekend
On the first weekend of the seven-day “strict-lockdown,” most roads were found largely empty in...
Iran to purchase 60M Russian vaccines as coronavirus surges
Iran has finalised a deal with Russia to purchase 60 million doses of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine...
Higher risk of brain clots from Covid-19 compared with vaccines: study
There is a much higher risk of brain blood clots from Covid-19 infection than there is from...
Covid-19 booster shot could be needed after 9-12 months, US says
The United States is preparing for the possibility that a booster shot will be needed between nine...
Covid-19: 677 police personnel infected in first 15 days of the month
Bangladesh Police are seeing a rapid rise in the number of infected personnel amid the second wave...
Level of Khaleda’s Covid-19 infection ‘minimal’, says doctor after probationary CT scan report
The level of infection of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia caused by Covid-19 is “extremely minimal”,...
