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Brazil study suggests AstraZeneca vaccine effective against the country’s Covid-19 variant
Preliminary studies suggest the AstraZeneca vaccine will protect against the P1 variant of the coronavirus, Mauricio Zuma, the head of production at Brazil’s Fiocruz biomedical institute said confirming a Reuters report.
Syrian president, wife test positive for coronavirus
Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus, the...
Covid-19 vaccine: Answering your questions
The vaccination program is in full swing in Bangladesh. Dr Tasneem Jara, a doctor at England'...
Covid-19: 14 die, 845 infected, 1,117 recover in 24 hours
Fourteen people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8 am today), according to a press...
In Japan, vending machines help ease access to COVID-19 tests
In Japan, convenience is king and getting tested for COVID-19 can be highly inconvenient. Part of...
A year of living with the pandemic
With the novel coronavirus spreading to different countries across the globe early last year,...
Covid-19: 11 die, 606 infected, 1,037 recover in 24 hours
Eleven people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8 am today), according to a press release...
Oral COVID-19 treatment yields promising trial data: Drugmakers
German pharmaceutical giant Merck and a US partner reported promising results Saturday in trials...
Ghana is first nation in world to receive COVAX vaccines
Ghana has become the first country in the world to receive vaccines acquired through the United...
Covid-19: 5 die, 428 infected, 911 recovered in 24 hours
Five people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8 am today), according to a press release...
Sheikh Rehana receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
Sheikh Rehana, daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and younger sister of Prime Minister...
Thailand receives its first coronavirus vaccines
Thailand received on Wednesday its first 200,000 doses of Sinovac Biotech’s CoronaVac, the country’...
Covid-19: 18 die, 399 infected, 828 recover in 24 hours
Eighteen people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release...
Covid-19 vaccination: 2nd dose may start from April 7, says health minister
The government is planning to start administering the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine from April 7...
WHO agrees compensation fund for serious COVAX vaccine side effects
The World Health Organization has agreed a no-fault compensation plan for claims of serious side...
Biden calls US Covid-19 toll 'heartbreaking'
An emotional President Joe Biden called the milestone of more than 500,000 US deaths from Covid-19...
Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines highly effective after first dose: study
Scotland’s vaccination drive appears to be markedly reducing the risk of hospitalisation for Covid-...
Covid-19 vaccine: 20 lakh doses arrive at Dhaka airport in 2nd consignment
The second consignment of Covid-19 vaccine from India – 20 lakh doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine...
Thailand allows emergency use of Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccine
Thailand Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency use authorisation for the CovidD-19...
GSK and Sanofi start with new Covid-19 vaccine study after setback
GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi on Monday said they had started a new clinical trial of their protein-...
Covid-19 vaccination: How’s Bangladesh doing compared to the rest of the world?
According to the latest update by Our World In Data, Bangladesh has administered at least 2.08...
Resurgence of Covid-19 in India's Maharastra forces fresh containment measures
Alarmed by signs that a second wave of the coronavirus epidemic is building, India’s richest state...
US coronavirus death toll approaches milestone of 500,000
The US stood Sunday at the brink of a once-unthinkable tally: 500,000 people lost to the...
Brazil study suggests AstraZeneca vaccine effective against the country’s Covid-19 variant
Preliminary studies suggest the AstraZeneca vaccine will protect against the P1 variant of the coronavirus, Mauricio Zuma, the head of production at Brazil’s Fiocruz biomedical institute said confirming a Reuters report.
Syrian president, wife test positive for coronavirus
Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus, the...
Covid-19 vaccine: Answering your questions
The vaccination program is in full swing in Bangladesh. Dr Tasneem Jara, a doctor at England'...
Covid-19: 14 die, 845 infected, 1,117 recover in 24 hours
Fourteen people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8 am today), according to a press...
In Japan, vending machines help ease access to COVID-19 tests
In Japan, convenience is king and getting tested for COVID-19 can be highly inconvenient. Part of...
A year of living with the pandemic
With the novel coronavirus spreading to different countries across the globe early last year,...
Covid-19: 11 die, 606 infected, 1,037 recover in 24 hours
Eleven people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8 am today), according to a press release...
Oral COVID-19 treatment yields promising trial data: Drugmakers
German pharmaceutical giant Merck and a US partner reported promising results Saturday in trials...
US scientists doubtful of one-shot regimen for Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines: WSJ
US scientists are skeptical of a one-shot regimen for Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc COVID-19...
Covid-19: Recovery rate 91.31%
Ten people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8 am today), according to a press release...
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama gets vaccine shot
The Dalai Lama, the 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader, was administered the first shot of the...
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Don't waste the hope of Covid-19 vaccines, warns WHO
Covax will distribute 14.4 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to 31 more countries next week, the WHO...
First month’s mass inoculation plan: 51pc of target achieved so far
The government is racing against time to achieve the lofty target of inoculating 70 lakh people...
Oxford study indicates AstraZeneca effective against Brazil variant, source says
Preliminary data from a study conducted at the University of Oxford indicates that the Covid-19...
World no closer to answer on Covid origins despite WHO probe: expert
Despite a high-profile visit to China by a team of international experts in January, the world is...
Covid-19: Positivity rate now 4.63 percent
Six people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release...
PM receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine today.
EU regulator starts a review of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine
The European Medicines Agency said it has started a rolling review of Sputnik V, many months...
Covid-19: 7 die, 619 infected, 841 recover in 24 hours
Seven people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release...
Fake Covid-19 vaccines seized in South Africa, China: Interpol
Police in China and South Africa have seized thousands of fake doses of Covid-19 jabs, global...
UK data show COVID vaccines work, scientists urge others to take note
British scientists urged European countries to take note on Wednesday of interim data showing...
Resurgence of Covid-19 in India's Maharastra forces fresh containment measures
Alarmed by signs that a second wave of the coronavirus epidemic is building, India’s richest state...
US coronavirus death toll approaches milestone of 500,000
The US stood Sunday at the brink of a once-unthinkable tally: 500,000 people lost to the...
Covid-19: 7 die, 366 infected, 692 recover in 24 hours
Seven people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release...
Substantial fraction of India’s population has immunity against coronavirus: scientists
A substantial fraction of India’s 1.35 billion population currently has immunity against the...
Japan vaccine supplies to be limited, delaying shots for elderly: minister
Japan will only receive limited doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the first months of the rollout and...
Covid-19: 7 die, 327 infected, 475 recover in 24 hours
Seven people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release...
South Korea to begin using Pfizer coronavirus vaccines on February 27
South Korea will begin administering the first of 117,000 doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on...
Covid-19 vaccine: Serum Institute of India CEO urges countries to be patient
Adar Poonawalla, CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII), today urged countries to be patient for...
Malaysia to start Covid-19 vaccination drive early as first doses arrive
Malaysia moved up its Covid-19 inoculation drive by two days as the first batch of vaccines arrived...
Britain to offer all adults a COVID-19 vaccine by end of July
All adults in Britain will be offered a first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of July, Prime...
India gifts 1 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Maldives
India has provided 100,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine as gift to the Maldives.
Over 200 million vaccine doses administered globally
More than 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in at least 107 countries...
Covid-19 recovery rate 90.4 percent
Five people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release...
Russia approves its third Covid-19 vaccine, CoviVac
Russia on Saturday approved a third coronavirus vaccine for domestic use, Prime Minister Mikhail...
World Bank may approve $1.6bn Covid-19 vaccine funding for Bangladesh, 11 others
World Bank is expected to approve $1.6 billion in Covid-19 vaccine funding for Bangladesh and 11...
