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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment to Covid patients with mild complications as hospitals are under an unprecedented crisis with huge patients, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.“Already 90 percent of the seats in hospitals have been packed. And 95% ICU beds…
Read More »Antibodies made in 98pc of AstraZeneca vaccine recipients
BSMMU study Staff Correspondent: Antibodies have been found in 98 percent of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine recipients in the country.The information came up in a study on vaccines published by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib University (BSMMU) at 11 am yesterday.It also found the presence of antibodies is “higher” among those who were contracted…
Read More »China sends draft MoU over vaccine co-production
Staff Correspondent: Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen yesterday said China has sent the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-production of its Sinopharm COVID vaccine with a local pharmaceutical here.“We have already sent the draft MoU to the health ministry … they should dispose it quickly,” he told reporters…
Read More »Pregnant, breastfeeding mothers can take vaccine jab
Staff Correspondent: The Covid-19 vaccine can be rolled out to pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, said NAITAG (National Immunization Technical Advisory Group), the special vaccination committee.The committee informed the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) yesterday.NAITAG says pregnant mothers can get the COVID vaccine jab anytime during pregnancy. This will not…
Read More »Cry for a hospital bed!
Mahfuja Mukul: Two women are standing in front of the emergency department of Corona Unit at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, two oxygen cylinders in front of their feet. Corona has brought a dying patient from Comilla. They are repeatedly looking inside the hospital. The men who came with him in…
Read More »Covid restrictions may be relaxed after August 5
Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain yesterday said that the ongoing strict restrictions may be relaxed after August 5.He said the current strict restrictions could be relaxed somewhat to keep industrial production continue and economic activity going on. Farhad Hossain said this while talking to reporters yesterday.…
Read More »Bangladesh receives more 8 lakh doses of vaccine
Staff Correspondent: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday received the second consignment of AstraZeneca vaccine doses from Japan under the COVAX facility.The second consignment contains 7,81,320 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine.A cargo flight of Cathay Pacific that carried the vaccine doses from Japan landed at…
Read More »Female surgeons at greater risk of pregnancy loss
International Desk: Eveline Shue had always been a standout surgeon, but her most joyful moment at the hospital came when she could finally share some personal good news with her colleagues: After five cycles of in vitro fertilisation, she was pregnant with twins. At 24 weeks of pregnancy, she and…
Read More »181 more admitted in hospital in a day
Alarming Dengue surge Staff Correspondent: Health authorities reported 181 new dengue cases in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning, highest this year so far amid a spike in the Aedes mosquito-borne disease in the country.Bangladesh has been seeing over 100 dengue patients for the last six days adding worries…
Read More »PM for massive Covid vaccination to ensure everyone’s protection
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said she has instructed the authorities concerned to inoculate the people massively with Covid-19 vaccines to ensure protection of all.“We have started purchasing vaccines. Inoculation has already started. We have to ensure massive vaccination so that all the people of our country are…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
