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India in talks to join 'COVAX' vaccine scheme: WHO official
The World Health Organization (WHO) is in talks with India about joining the "COVAX" global vaccine allocation plan, a senior WHO adviser said.
World must be better prepared for next pandemic: WHO chief
World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday called on countries to invest in public health and said the world must be better prepared for the next pandemic.
Public health at risk as PHO found with excessive trans-fats in city: study
The partially-hydrogenated oils (PHO), popularly known as Dalda or Bonospoti Ghee, contain excessive trans-fatty acid (TFA) in the capital as its average level is the five times the global standard, putting the public health at the dire risk of cardiovascular diseases, according a study.
Covid-19: Bangladesh witnesses 2,582 new cases, 35 more deaths
Health authorities of the country detected 2582 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday after testing 15,204 samples in the last 24 hours.
Covid-19: Global death toll hits 855,444
The death toll from Covid-19 reached 855,444 globally on Wednesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
Bangladesh sets up standards for fabric mask production
Bangladesh has established minimum requirements for the production of non-medical fabric masks for community use, making an important step towards safe and regulated production of masks and providing essential guidelines to local manufacturers, RMG sector and NGOs to join the fight against COVID-19.
Covid-19: Bangladesh sees less than 2,000 cases in a day
Health authorities of the country detected 1,950 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday after testing 12,209 samples in the last 24 hours.
90pc of countries report disruptions to essential health services since COVID-19 pandemic: WHO
Almost every country (90%) experienced disruption to its health services, with low- and middle-income countries reporting the greatest difficulties, according to data collected from five regions over the period from March to June 2020.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh’s recovery rate still behind India, Pakistan
Bangladesh’s coronavirus recovery rate of 65.46 percent is still far behind India (76.6 percent) and Pakistan (94 percent) in the South Asian region.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh reports 42 deaths, 1,897 cases
Bangladesh’s coronavirus death tally rose to 4,248 on Sunday after the health authorities announced 42 more deaths in the last 24 hours.