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WHO chief calls for ‘extreme caution' as new Covid-19 cases fall globally
Noting that the new Covid-19 infection declined globally for the first time since September, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged people to deal the things with ‘extreme caution’.
Covid-19 testing still vital even as vaccines roll out: WHO Chief
Tedros Adhanom Gheybreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said testing will still be a critical tool against COVID-19, even as vaccines are deployed against the disease.
21 more dengue cases confirmed
Bangladesh reported 21 new dengue cases until early Sunday, amid the Covid-19 outbreak, taking the total number to 84.
Global leaders join forces to fight growing crisis of antimicrobial resistance
The heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched the new One Health Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (HYPERLINK).
Health experts clash over use of certain drugs for COVID-19
Health officials around the world are clashing over the use of certain drugs for COVID-19, leading to different treatment options for patients depending on where they live.
WHO reports over 5150 COVID-19 cases in Cox’s Bazar
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports over 5,150 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Cox’s Bazar since earlier in the year when the first case was detected in the district.
Europe, Gates pledge funds to get vaccines to poor nations
European governments and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledged Thursday to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency funds for a global effort aimed at ensuring eventual vaccines against the coronavirus are quickly available to poor countries — though it remains unclear how that might actually happen.
Global measles deaths up 50% since 2016
Global measles deaths climbed by nearly 50 percent since 2016, claiming an estimated 207,500 lives in 2019 alone, said Unicef on Friday.
In India, polluted air spells trouble for virus patients
A thick quilt of smog lingered over the Indian capital and its suburbs on Friday, fed by smoke from raging agricultural fires that health experts worry could worsen the city’s fight against the coronavirus.
Reduce air pollution to avert Covid surge in winter: Experts
As the densely-populated Dhaka city braces for serious air pollution in the dry season like previous years, health experts warn that dirty air during this winter may help coronavirus turn deadlier in terms of mortality rate.