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Want to get effective Covid-19 vaccine at right time: Health Minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday said the government is working to procure the most effective Covid-19 vaccine at right time for the people.
Covid-19: India records 83,000 new cases
India on Wednesday reported 83,000 fresh cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 6.9 million.
BNP worries over ‘sudden’ onion price hike
Expressing deep concern over the unusual price hike of onions following a sudden export ban by India, BNP policymakers have demanded the government take necessary steps to keep the prices of all essentials within the buying capacity of common people.
Global coronavirus cases top 29.1m: JHU
The confirmed COVID-19 cases have exceeded 19.1 million globally as of Tuesday morning, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) .
icddr,b gets permission to run Chinese Covid vaccine trial in Bangladesh: Minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Thursday said the government has permitted the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) to run phase-III trial of Chinese Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine in Bangladesh.
Global COVID-19 cases top 22.8 mn: JHU
The global coronavirus cases reached 22,868,238 as of Saturday morning, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Covid-19: Bangladesh records 2,644 new cases, 34 more deaths
The death toll from Covid-19 in Bangladesh rose to 3,625 with the death of 34 more patients in the last 24 hours until Saturday.
WHO in talks with Russia on Covid-19 vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) says discussions are underway with Russia regarding a possible pre-qualification of the world's first COVID-19 vaccine.
Covid-19: Global death toll now above 600,000
The global death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 600,000, said the Johns Hopkins University.
Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh near 1,75,000; 46 more die
Bangladesh on Wednesday saw the detection of another 3,489 coronavirus patients in 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 1,72,134 since the first detection of the disease on March 8.