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China strengthens COVID-19 testing capacity nationwide ahead of flu season

China strengthens COVID-19 testing capacity nationwide ahead of flu season

Global Times 2020-09-02 17:06:49

China's virus prevention authority published a plan to further strengthen the country's capacity for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing by specifically deploying facilities in local regions, which experts...

12,543 hospitals, diagnostic centres apply for licence renewal

12,543 hospitals, diagnostic centres apply for licence renewal

-- 2020-09-02 16:48:56

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Wednesday informed the High Court that a total of 12,543 hospitals and diagnostic centres have applied for renewing their licence across the country....

Scientists see downsides to top Covid-19 vaccines from Russia, China

Scientists see downsides to top Covid-19 vaccines from Russia, China

REUTERS 2020-09-01 10:04:16

High-profile Covid-19 vaccines developed in Russia and China share a potential shortcoming: They are based on a common cold virus that many people have been exposed to, potentially limiting their effe...

Children’s role in coronavirus spread puzzles scientists

Children’s role in coronavirus spread puzzles scientists

-- 2020-08-29 13:20:28

Children can carry coronavirus in their noses for up to three weeks, according to a study from South Korea. Earlier studies have found the vast majority of children with the virus have mild or no sym...

Bangladesh’s Covid-19 testing criticised: The Lancet

Bangladesh’s Covid-19 testing criticised: The Lancet

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-08-29 12:36:13

Public health experts in Bangladesh have expressed concern about the government’s decision to charge people for Covid-19 tests amid a sharp decline in the number of tests being done, observed a...

Over 75pc people with mental disorders get no treatment in low and middle-income countries: WHO

Over 75pc people with mental disorders get no treatment in low and middle-income countries: WHO

-- 2020-08-28 21:33:18

More than 75 per cent of people with mental, neurological and substance use disorders receive no treatment for their condition at all in low- and middle-income countries (MICs), global organisations s...

Beximco Pharma joins hand with India’s Serum Institute for Covid-19 vaccine

Beximco Pharma joins hand with India’s Serum Institute for Covid-19 vaccine

-- 2020-08-28 17:42:11

Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited (BPL) will invest in the Serum Institute of India (SII) Private Limited for the development of the Covid-19 vaccine. BPL will be the exclusive distributor of SII for t...

70pc have high level knowledge of virus transmission: survey

70pc have high level knowledge of virus transmission: survey

FE REPORT 2020-08-28 10:02:47

Health officials have identified attitude problem of the people and young generation and reluctance to follow health guidelines, making it difficult for them to control and prevent the spread of Covid...

Moderna Covid vaccine appears to work as well in older adults

Moderna Covid vaccine appears to work as well in older adults

REUTERS 2020-08-27 10:03:38

Moderna Inc said on Wednesday its experimental Covid-19 vaccine induced immune responses in older adults similar to those in younger participants, offering hope that it will be effective in people con...

WHO sees slim possibility of Covid-19 reinfection

WHO sees slim possibility of Covid-19 reinfection

-- 2020-08-26 15:24:42

Following reports in Hong Kong that a man had contracted coronavirus for a second time after an interval of more than four months, the UN health agency said the likely possibility of reinfection is sl...

China approves human trial of Covid vaccines produced from insect cells

China approves human trial of Covid vaccines produced from insect cells

-- 2020-08-26 11:11:29

China has approved the human trial of a new Covid-19 vaccine produced by using insect cells, said Chinese officials. Vaccine developers at the West China Hospital of Sichuan University Monday said th...

Pandemic pace slows worldwide except Southeast Asia, Eastern Mediterranean

Pandemic pace slows worldwide except Southeast Asia, Eastern Mediterranean

-- 2020-08-25 20:50:37

The COVID-19 pandemic is still expanding, but the rise in cases and deaths has slowed globally, except for Southeast Asia and the eastern Mediterranean regions. The World Health Organization (WHO) ca...

Top US expert warns of risks in rushing out a vaccine

Top US expert warns of risks in rushing out a vaccine

REUTERS 2020-08-25 11:37:43

The top US infectious diseases expert is warning that distributing a Covid-19 vaccine under special emergency use guidelines before it has been proved safe and effective in large trials is a bad idea...

Three Mayors to fight Corona with Rotary

Three Mayors to fight Corona with Rotary

FE Online Desk 2020-08-25 01:09:41

A virtual seminar titled "Future Challenge of Corona" was organized by Rotary International District 3281 recently. The seminar was chaired by Rotary Governor Md. Rubaiyat Hossain. It was addressed b...

172 countries engaging with global COVID-19 vaccine plan

172 countries engaging with global COVID-19 vaccine plan

-- 2020-08-24 20:35:54

Some 172 countries are engaging with the COVAX facility designed to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Monday. However, the organisation mentioned tha...

US FDA authorises use of blood plasma to treat coronavirus

US FDA authorises use of blood plasma to treat coronavirus

-- 2020-08-24 12:21:36

The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on Sunday said it authorised the use of blood plasma from patients who have recovered from Covid-19 as a treatment for the disease, a day after President Do...

Covid scares away critical patients

Covid scares away critical patients

DOULOT AKTER MALA 2020-08-24 09:39:19

Regular health checkup of a vast majority of people has remained pending as both patients and doctors do not want to risk contracting the deadly coronavirus. Except for emergencies, people are not...

Children aged 12 and above should wear masks like adults

Children aged 12 and above should wear masks like adults

-- 2020-08-23 21:28:25

The World Health Organization (WHO) said children aged 12 and above should wear masks to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic under the same conditions as adults, while children between six and 11 should...

Global coronavirus deaths exceed 800,000

Global coronavirus deaths exceed 800,000

REUTERS 2020-08-23 13:30:43

The global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 800,000 on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil and India leading the rise in fatalities. Nearly 5,900 people ar...

'My life is a miracle': Covid-19 patient recuperates after four-month ordeal

'My life is a miracle': Covid-19 patient recuperates after four-month ordeal

-- 2020-08-20 14:08:21

Los Angeles resident Francisco Garcia tested positive for Covid-19 in April and says he doesn’t know how he caught it. Now recuperating, the 31-year-old had avoided leaving the house because he...

Bangladesh still experiences low Covid death rate; experts wonder why!

Bangladesh still experiences low Covid death rate; experts wonder why!

-- 2020-08-20 13:36:09

Although Bangladesh is a densely-populated country with poor health infrastructures, it has low coronavirus death rate so far, shows worldometer data. As per the statistics compiled by the global cor...

‘Lower humidity has link with higher COVID-19 transmission rates’

‘Lower humidity has link with higher COVID-19 transmission rates’

-- 2020-08-19 17:58:14

Lower humidity has a link with higher rates of COVID-19 transmission, claims a joint Australian-Chinese study released Tuesday. Drier air across several different regions of Sydney has been consisten...

WHO calls for end to 'vaccine nationalism'

WHO calls for end to 'vaccine nationalism'

-- 2020-08-18 18:31:11

Countries putting their own interests ahead of others in trying to ensure supplies of a possible coronavirus vaccine are making the pandemic worse, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebr...

6-layered mask of Kenneth Cole available in BD

6-layered mask of Kenneth Cole available in BD

FE Online Desk 2020-08-18 18:11:26

Classic Group came up with the world-famous brand Kenneth Cole New York's 6-layer anti-bacterial mask. The most striking feature of this mask is that the mask can be washed and used up to 30 times acc...

WHO says people in 20s, 30s, 40s increasingly driving pandemic

WHO says people in 20s, 30s, 40s increasingly driving pandemic

Reuters 2020-08-18 12:13:34

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it was concerned that the novel coronavirus spread was being driven by people in their 20s, 30s and 40s, many of which were unaware they were infected, po...

More infectious coronavirus mutation may be 'a good thing', says disease expert

More infectious coronavirus mutation may be 'a good thing', says disease expert

REUTERS 2020-08-18 10:37:56

An increasingly common mutation of the novel coronavirus found in Europe, North America and parts of Asia may be more infectious but appears less deadly, according to a prominent infectious diseases d...

Beirut blasts: 2,000 Lebanese doctors impacted

Beirut blasts: 2,000 Lebanese doctors impacted

-- 2020-08-17 12:47:09

Head of Lebanese Order of Physicians Charaf Abou Charaf said Sunday that 2,000 physicians were impacted by the explosions that rocked Beirut on Aug. 4, the National News Agency reported. "Physicians...

US coronavirus death toll hits 170,000 ahead of fall flu season

US coronavirus death toll hits 170,000 ahead of fall flu season

REUTERS 2020-08-17 10:38:10

The United States surpassed 170,000 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, as health officials express concerns over Covid-19 complicating the fall flu season. Deaths rose by 483...

Chinese Covid-19 vaccine trial shows promising results

Chinese Covid-19 vaccine trial shows promising results

Xinhua 2020-08-16 16:20:56

An inactivated Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by China has shown promising trial result as it is safe and generates an immune response, according to data from clinical trials published in The Jo...

Coronavirus: Spanish regions ban smoking over Covid-19 risk

Coronavirus: Spanish regions ban smoking over Covid-19 risk

REUTERS 2020-08-16 15:59:38

The Spanish region of Galicia has effectively banned smoking in public places over concerns it increases the risk of Covid-19 transmission. It issued a blanket ban on smoking in the street and in pub...