DHAKA: Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said Bangladesh will get the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine first on priority basis if China develops it.  He also said, “China has been working to develop the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine and also progressed a lot.” It has been

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Monday (June 22) reported 38 more deaths from coronavirus (Covid-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 1,502, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Besides, 3,480 people tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Sunday (June 21) reported 39 more deaths from coronavirus (Covid-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 1,464, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Besides, 3,531 people tested positive for coronavirus in the last

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Friday (June 19) reported 45 more deaths from coronavirus (Covid-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 1,388, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Besides, 3,243 people tested positive for coronavirus in the last

DHAKA: The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic might take at least two to three more years to go away, although the rate of infection goes down, said Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Prof Dr Abul Kalam Azad. According to World Health Organization (WHO),

DHAKA: The authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Wednesday declared Gonoshasthaya kit as ineffective for coronavirus testing. A BSMMU six-member committee to conduct the performance study on samples of Rapid Dot Blot kits, devolved by the organisation

A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus. The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say. The drug is part of the world's biggest trial testing

DHAKA: Professor AKM Mujibur Rahman, former director of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital (SSMCH), died from coronavirus (Covid-19) infection in a city hospital on Tuesday morning. Mujibur Rahman breathed his last while undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit of the

New mothers infected with COVID-19 should generally continue breastfeeding and should not be separated from their babies, the World Health Organization said Friday, stressing that the benefits outweighed the risks. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press conference

The country has reported 47 more deaths from coronavirus (Covid-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 1,095, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).  Besides, 3,471 people tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total

DHAKA: The government has allocated Tk 10,000 crore to meet the emergency requirements in tackling coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In this regard, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal proposed the allocation while placing national budget for 2020-21 fiscal year. He said: “We have

DHAKA: The government has proposed an allocation of Tk41,027 crore for the public health sector for the fiscal year 2020-2021, which is 1.3 percent of the Gross Domestic Product and 7.2 percent of the total budget.  Of the amount, Tk 29,247 crore has been allocated for the health

A new study published by Korea University College of Medicine in the Journal of Korean Medical Science found that chlorhexidine mouthwash can prevent spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). ICPA Health Products Ltd, one of the leading Indian manufacturers in the oral healthcare segment with

The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its advice on face masks, saying they should be worn in public to help stop the spread of coronavirus. The global body said new information showed they could provide "a barrier for potentially infectious droplets". Some countries

DHAKA: Bangladesh has confirmed total 811 deaths from coronavirus (Covid-19) as 30 more people died in the last 24 hours, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Friday (June 5).  Besides, 2,828 people tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the

DHAKA: Bangladesh has confirmed total 781 deaths from coronavirus (Covid-19) as 35 more people died in the last 24 hours, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday (June 4).  Besides, 2,423 people tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for a "new era of global health co-operation" as he prepared to host a vaccine fundraising summit on Thursday under the shadow of coronavirus. The virtual meeting aims to raise $7.4 billion for immunization programs stalled by the pandemic,

DHAKA: A team of Chinese medical experts, who have the firsthand experience of containing the virus and treating the patients with remarkable success, is due in Bangladesh with a bunch of medical equipment on June 8. The team is organised by the National Health Commission and consists

DHAKA: The Global Vaccine Summit will be held in London on Thursday (June 4) to ascertain how countries and front-line health workers are successfully are addressing the crisis and maintaining essential vaccination services. The UK government is hosting Gavi’s third donor pledging

Russia will start giving its first drug approved to treat COVID-19 to patients next week. Russian hospitals can begin giving the antiviral drug, which is registered under the name Avifavir, to patients from June 11, the head of Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund told Reuters in an