COVID-19
Mask making helps Bangladesh’s rural women earn livelihood
Amid the tough time of coronavirus, women in Bangladesh’s rural areas are making biodegradable, reusable Ella masks from garment scraps to cope with the pandemic-induced new social lifestyle and ensure livelihoods.
Global Covid-19 cases top 106.4 million
Amid concern over the new variant of Covid-19 in different parts of the world, the global cases of the deadly virus crossed 106.4 million as of Tuesday.
UN: 'Concerning news' vaccines may not work against variants
The head of the World Health Organization said Monday the emergence of new COVID-19 variants has raised questions about whether or not existing vaccines will work, calling it “concerning news” that the vaccines developed so far may be less effective against the variant first detected in South Africa.
New variants raise worry about COVID-19 virus reinfections
Evidence is mounting that having COVID-19 may not protect against getting infected again with some of the new variants. People also can get second infections with earlier versions of the coronavirus if they mounted a weak defense the first time, new research suggests.
Damage to int'l tourism in 2020 estimated at $1.3 trillion amid pandemic
Revenue loss in the international tourism sector in 2020 caused by a decrease in travelers crossing borders is estimated at $1.3 trillion, on the back of strict travel bans imposed by countries amid the coronavirus pandemic, a U.N. body said.
Banks can declare highest 30% dividend
Banks can now declare a maximum of 30% dividend including 15% cash for shareholders after meeting the compliance requirements of the Bangladesh Bank.
Bangladesh kicks off nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive
The government rolled out a countrywide mass Covid-19 vaccination drive on Sunday.
Russia’s Gamaleya center works on technology to quickly develop coronavirus vaccines
Russia’s Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology works on the technology accelerating the creation of a novel coronavirus vaccine in case of rapid genomic alterations of the infectious agent, Alexander Gintsburg, the head of the Sputnik V vaccine center, said in a televised interview with Rossiya-1 news channel, an excerpt of which was aired on the channel on Friday.
Myanmar registers Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine
The Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V has been registered in Myanmar, according to the Twitter account of Sputnik V.
Further discussion needed on use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for elderly: panel
A South Korean panel of experts has advised that vaccines for the novel coronavirus by AstraZeneca should be administered to people aged 65 or older following further discussion, according to the country's drug safety agency Friday.