coronavirus outbreak
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Caseload now 538,765 with 8,229 fatalities
Bangladesh on Tuesday said it recorded eight more coronavirus-related deaths and 387 fresh cases in the last 24 hours until morning.
Biden's dilemma in virus aid fight: Go big or go bipartisan
President Joe Biden’s push for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill is forcing an internal reckoning that pits his instincts to work toward a bipartisan deal against the demands of an urgent crisis and his desire to deliver for those who helped elect him.
Russia’s Epivaccorona vaccine to provide immunity for up to a year, developer expects
Russia’s Epivaccorona vaccine will provide immunity against COVID-19 for approximately a year, the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology "Vector" informed.
Bangladesh participates in WHO’s Health for All Film Festival 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO)'s second call for entries to its Health for All Film Festival has received 1,175 submissions from 110 countries including Bangladesh, the organization said on Thursday.
WHO expert skeptical coronavirus leaked from controversial Wuhan lab
An expert from the World Health Organization tasked with tracing the origins of the novel coronavirus in China has argued it is difficult to imagine it was leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan, Russia's state-run media reported Thursday.
Can I take painkillers before or after a COVID-19 vaccine?
Can I take painkillers before or after a COVID-19 vaccine?
‘Eye of the storm’: Diverse east London grapples with virus
Taxicab driver Gary Nerden knows colleagues who got seriously ill from COVID-19. He knows the area of east London where he lives and works has among the highest infection rates in the whole of England. But since he can’t afford not to work, he drives around picking up strangers for up to 12 hours a day, relying on a flimsy plastic screen to keep him safe.
Pandemic’s deadliest month in US ends with signs of progress
The deadliest month yet of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. drew to a close with certain signs of progress: COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are plummeting, while vaccinations are picking up speed.
Captain Tom hospitalized for virus he raised money to fight
Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran who captivated the British public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic with his fundraising efforts, has been hospitalized with COVID-19, his daughter said Sunday.
DU residential halls to reopen on March 13
Dhaka University (DU) has decided to reopen residential halls on March 13 after a year of closure due to the coronavirus outbreak.