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Bangladesh reported another Covid-19-linked death and 185 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. The new figures rose the country’s total fatalities to 29,416 the caseload to 2,034,533, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate rose to 5.70 per cent from Monday’s 4.65 per cent as 3,246 samples were tested during ...

Bangladesh reported two more Covid-linked deaths and 207 more cases in 24 hours till Monday morning. With the new numbers, the total fatalities rose to 29,415 while the caseload to 2,034,348, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate rose to 4.65 per cent from Sunday’s 4.44 per cent as 4,454 samples were ...

Dengue patients will now be given treatment at the Dhaka North City Corporation’s (DNCC) COVID-19 Dedicated Hospital. This decision was taken at a meeting of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) around 10:30pm on Saturday. Confirming the matter on Sunday, the DGHS said the government took the decision to treat dengue patients at the COVID-19 dedicated hospital following rapid ...

Bangladesh on Saturday recorded one Covid-19 death and 124 coronavirus positive cases in 24 hours. Bangladesh reported 5.49 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 2,259 samples were tested during the last 24 hours, a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka district and the ...

Bangladesh reported 216 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Friday morning. The total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,411 as no death was reported during the period. With the new infections, the caseload rose to 2,033,878, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate rose to 5.87 per cent from Thursday’s 5.82 per ...

Dengue cases may decrease in the country by the end of this month or early November, said DGHS director (disease control) Nazmul Islam on Thursday. He also hoped that the dengue cases will decline very soon if there is no favorable environment for the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes (if there is no rain). The DGHS director said this to media ...

COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims, according to a government report released Wednesday. The report lays out grim trends across the country for expectant mothers and their newborn babies, reports AP. It ...

Around 1.5 million lives could be saved every year if the world worked together to more swiftly approve new cancer drugs, researchers said Tuesday. The figure was based on how long it took two recent cancer drugs to be approved across the world after they were given the green light by the United States. Pembrolizumab, an effective treatment for most ...

Bangladesh reported six more Covid-19-related deaths and 287 fresh cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. The country’s total fatalities rose to 29,408 with the new deaths and the new cases raised the total caseload to 2,033,119, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate rose to 6.97 per cent from Monday’s 6.92 ...

Nasal vaccines could still be a powerful future weapon in the fight against Covid-19 despite “disappointing” recent trial results for an AstraZeneca spray, experts say. By entering the body the same way as the virus, nasal vaccines aim to build immunity in the mucous membrane that lines the nose and mouth. This could block people from getting infected in the ...