The government spent only about 0.5 percent of a Tk 1,500 crore stimulus package unveiled in 2020 for laid off workers of export-oriented apparel and leather factories.

Even though each professional had to adapt to their new way of life, doctors had to adapt to the Covid-19 pandemic in an unprecedented manner.

The world is becoming “better prepared” to deal with future variants of the coronavirus, the CEO and co-founder of German vaccine-maker BioNTech told AFP yesterday, as the company works on an Omicron-specific shot.

A recent study on the prevalence of Hepatitis B and C virus among the Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar has found that more than one in five Rohingya adults have Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.

A recent study revealed that in non-hospitalised, unvaccinated adults with mild-to-moderate Covid-19, treatment with a high dose of the antacid drug famotidine helped speed resolution of symptoms and inflammation in a small, randomised controlled trial, Reuters reported.

At least 3,539 new infections were recorded and 20 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Citizens eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccines would be able to get their first jabs without any registration or documents in any centre across the country from now on.

A recent study on the prevalence of Hepatitis B and C virus among the Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar has found that more than one in five Rohingya adults have Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.

At least 3,929 new infections were recorded and 15 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The relatively short shelf life of AstraZeneca Plc's (AZN.L) Covid -19 vaccine is complicating the rollout to the world's poorest nations, according to officials and internal World Health Organization documents reviewed by Reuters.

After February 26, first dose of Covid-19 vaccine will not be administered, according to Directorate General of Health Services.

Everyone eligible to get vaccinated (aged 12 years and above) can take the first dose of Covid-19 vaccines without registration or showing any document at any centre in the country from now on.

Babies born to mothers fully vaccinated against the coronavirus during pregnancy were around 60 per cent less likely to be hospitalised with severe Covid-19, a new study by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday (Feb 15).

A US patient with leukaemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus that causes Aids, researchers reported on Tuesday.

A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary came under attack in court on Monday for attempting to use the bankruptcy process to resolve tens of thousands of claims that its baby powder and other talc-based products caused cancer.

The health directorate will conduct a special drive to vaccinate one crore people with first jabs of Covid-19 vaccine on February 26.

At least 4,746 new infections were recorded and 34 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

At least 4,692 new infections were recorded and 19 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Any child, aged between 12 and 17, will get Covid-19 vaccine without any document from now on, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.

Health officials reported 28 deaths from Covid-19 yesterday.