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BMU VC calls for study on measles booster doses
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Over 55 lakh Sinopharm vaccines reach Dhaka
Another consignment of over 55 lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrived in Dhaka from China early today.
31 August 2021, 07:42 AM
Japan health minister says Okinawa vaccine contaminants likely from needle stick
Japan's health minister said on Tuesday it was highly likely that foreign matter found in Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccines in the southern prefecture of Okinawa were caused when needles were stuck into the vials.
31 August 2021, 06:53 AM
Booster shots ‘not a luxury’
A third-dose booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccination is a way to keep the most vulnerable safe and “not a luxury”, the World Health Organization said yesterday.
30 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 positivity rate drops to 12pc
The country logged 94 deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday. The daily positivity rate was 12.07 percent.
30 August 2021, 18:00 PM
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30 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Eco-friendly sanitary pads a win for health, environment
Reusable sanitary napkins can be an extremely beneficial alternative to plastic pads, which can be detrimental to both women’s health and the environment, said experts at the third National Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) yesterday.
30 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Dengue cases cross 10k mark
Dengue cases in the country have officially crossed the 10,000 mark after 233 new patients were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8am yesterday.
30 August 2021, 18:00 PM
New Covid-19 variant, likely more infectious, detected in South Africa: study
A new variant of Covid-19 virus has been detected in South Africa and many other countries, which could be more infectious and evade protection provided by vaccines, according to a joint study by scientists of India and South Africa.
30 August 2021, 12:50 PM
Covid-19: 94 deaths in 24 hours, current positivity rate 12.07%
Ninety-four people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8 am today). The daily positivity rate during this period stood at 12.07 percent, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 August 2021, 12:11 PM
Dengue cases cross 10,000 mark this year
At least 233 more dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). This brings the total number of dengue cases this year to 10,090.
30 August 2021, 10:56 AM
India's Covid vaccine supply jumps, raising export hopes
India's rising output of Covid-19 vaccines and the inoculation of more than half its adult population with at least one dose are raising hopes the country will return as an exporter within months, ramping up from early next year.
30 August 2021, 06:59 AM
New Zealand reports first death linked to Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
New Zealand on Monday reported what authorities said was the country's first recorded death linked to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.
30 August 2021, 05:53 AM
Evercare Hospital Ctg conducts rare surgery, first in the country outside Dhaka
Evercare Hospital Chattogram has recently completed the successful treatment of aortic aneurysm through thoracic endovascular aortic repair, a rare and complex method of treatment.
29 August 2021, 20:11 PM
Use of antibiotics rampant, careless
A study has revealed that costly antibiotics are being prescribed injudiciously for treating Covid patients at hospitals, which could lessen effectiveness of the lifesaving drugs in killing bacteria.
29 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Another dies of dengue
One more dengue patient has died while at least 252 more were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday.
29 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid deaths cross 26,000 mark
Eighty-nine more people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services.
29 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Dengue fever: August records over 7,000 cases
One died and at least 252 more dengue patients were hospitalized in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
29 August 2021, 13:01 PM
Bangladesh signed new agreement with WHO for 10.5cr vaccines: Health Minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said that a new agreement of receiving 10.5 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses has been signed with the World Health Organization (WHO).
29 August 2021, 12:18 PM
Covid-19 transmission rate must be brought below 5%: DGHS
The rate of decreasing Covid-19 infections and deaths is not yet a matter of relief and efforts must be made to bring the transmission rate down, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) spokesperson Professor Robed Amin said in a virtual health bulletin today.
29 August 2021, 11:56 AM
Number of Covid-19 deaths crosses 26,000 mark
Eighty-nine people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
29 August 2021, 11:11 AM