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Bangladesh to roll out 4th dose of Covid vaccine from Dec 20

Bangladesh is set to roll out the fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine on December 20 at seven vaccination centres in Dhaka. “We are going to begin administering the fourth dose of COVID-19 jab for the first from December 20…the vaccination drive of the fourth dose will be launched in a limited scale,” Ahmedul Kabir, additional director general of the Directorate ...

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Doctors asked to refrain from services at unauthorized hospitals

The authorities directed physicians to refrain from providing healthcare services from illegally run private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres, said a notification issued by Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Proper legal action will be taken against the doctors who are providing treatments from unauthorized medical establishments, the notification added.

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Covid was man-made virus, says Wuhan lab scientist in new book

In what appears to be an astonishing revelation, a US-based scientist, who worked at a controversial research lab in China’s Wuhan, has said that COVID-19 was a “man-made virus” that leaked from the facility. Covid was leaked from Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), a state-run and funded research facility, two years ago, the New York Post reported, quoting US-based researcher ...

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‘Over the counter sale of antibiotic should be stopped’

The over the counter sale of antibiotics will have to be stopped to resist the antimicrobial resistance in Bangladesh, experts said. They said the antimicrobial resistance has turned into alarming in the country which may affect the human health seriously here. The experts came up with the statement while addressing a seminar titled ‘Antimicrobial resistance problem; together we resist it’ ...

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WHO: Drop in COVID alertness could create deadly new variant

Lapses in strategies to tackle COVID-19 this year continue to create the perfect conditions for a deadly new variant to emerge, as parts of China witness a rise in infections, the head of the World Health Organisation said on Friday. The comments by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mark a change in tone just months after he said that the ...

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Bangladesh sees one Covid death, 15 cases

Bangladesh reported one more Covid-linked death and 15 cases in the 24 hours to Friday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total fatalities rose to 29,434 and caseload to 2,036,612, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate rose to 0.79 percent from Thursday’s 0.45 percent as 1,894 samples were tested. The ...

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Special corona vaccination campaign to inoculate 90 lakh people begins

A weeklong special vaccination campaign against the coronavirus began today across the country, with the aim of inoculating 90 lakh people with a booster shot of the jab. According to health ministry sources, the special vaccination campaign will be held to mark the country’s great victory month. As per the plan, the vaccination campaign will continue until December 7. According ...

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Bangladesh reports zero Covid-19 death, 18 positive cases

Bangladesh today recorded zero Covid-19 death while it reported 18 coronavirus positive cases. “Bangladesh reported 0.81 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 2,234 samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said here. In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka district and the capital ...

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4th vaccine dose for elderly, pregnant women recommended

National Technical Advisory Committee on COVID-19 has recommended inoculating the fourth vaccine dose to elderly persons aged above 60, frontline freedom fighters and pregnant women. Dr Shamsul Haque, member secretary of the Vaccine Deployment Committee of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said this to media on Wednesday. He also said mass booster dose campaign will continue across the ...

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New hope in eye treatment for diabetic patients

Diabetes related complexities have taken a serious turn in the country as many diseases especially eye-related problems of the diabetic patients have increased here in last few years. According to the report of the International Diabetes Federation, about 1 crore and 31 lakh people are suffering from diabetes in Bangladesh. At the same time, the retinal damage is found in ...

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