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People at risk of future heart disease and stroke may be at greater risk for severe COVID-19

According to new research presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), people at high risk of having a stroke or heart attack in the next decade who contract COVID-19 are nearly three times more likely to be hospitalised, six times more likely to die from COVID-19.

GLOBAL HEALTH / Pandemic reform agenda is moving, but not fast or cohesive enough

The Co-Chairs of The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response presented their findings recently in the new report titled Losing Time: End this pandemic and secure the future.

Fluvoxamine, a cheap antidepressant, promising in treating early Covid

A cheap antidepressant reduced the need for hospitalisation among high-risk adults with Covid-19 in a study hunting for existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat coronavirus.

Merck says research shows its COVID-19 pill works against variants

Laboratory studies show that Merck & Co's (MRK.N) experimental oral COVID-19 antiviral drug, molnupiravir, is likely to be effective against known variants of the coronavirus, including the dominant, highly transmissible Delta, the company said on Wednesday.

From cultural activists to Covid volunteers

When the Covid-19 pandemic began, some cultural activists could not bear the thought of staying back home as everyone else suffered.

'General holiday' in March 2020 primary reason for nationwide Covid-19 spread: Study

The first Covid-19 case was detected on March 8 last year and eventually spread all over the country due to people leaving Dhaka en masse after the March 26 to April 4 “national public holiday” was declared by the government in 2020, according to a recent study.

Modi orders for stronger genome sequencing amid threat of 3rd Covid-19 wave

With the season of major religious festivals across India amidst concerns of a possible third wave of Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed the need for constant genome sequencing in order to monitor emergence of new variants of coronavirus.

Mexican researchers say they created facemask that neutralizes COVID-19

Researchers at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have created a facemask using silver and copper nanolayers that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, the university's official gazette said on Thursday.

Remembering Covid warrior: Library named after policeman

Commemorating the death of a police constable who died of Covid-19 while discharging duty as a frontline fighter during the coronavirus outbreak in the country, the Khansama Police Station in Dinajpur has opened a library after his name, providing solace to the grieved family members.

Thailand to start human trials on COVID-19 shots via nasal spray

Two coronavirus vaccines administered using a nasal spray being developed in Thailand are due to start human trials by the end of this year, after promising results in trials involving mice, a government official said on Wednesday.

War against Covid: Satkhira youths arm themselves with oxygen cylinders

In the fight against the third wave of Covid-19 infections, youths in Bangladesh’s southern district of Satkhira have taken a united front.

Barbie debuts doll in likeness of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine co-developer

British coronavirus vaccine developer Sarah Gilbert has many science accolades to her credit but now shares an honor with Beyonce, Marilyn Monroe and Eleanor Roosevelt: a Barbie doll in her likeness.

98% Covishield vaccine recipients developed antibodies: BSMMU study

Antibodies were found in 98 percent people who received full (double) dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine produced by Serum Institute of India -- called Covishield -- finds a study conducted by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

Burial of Covid-19 Patients in Mymensingh: Women volunteers step up to the plate

The pandemic situation is dire in Mymensingh Even after Mymensingh Medical College Hospital increased the number of beds in its Covid-19 unit from 210 to 500, the hospital’s 20-bed ICU  remains at capacity due to the onrush of critical patients.

China rejects WHO plan for study of Covid-19 origin

China rejected on Thursday a World Health Organization (WHO) plan for a second phase of an investigation into the origin of the coronavirus, which includes the hypothesis it could have escaped from a Chinese laboratory, a top health official said.

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