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Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Country’s caseload now 550,330; death toll 8,462
Bangladesh’s coronavirus caseload rose to 550,330 on Sunday after the health authorities confirmed 606 new cases in the last 24 hours.
Global Covid cases near 108 million
Amid concern over the new coronavirus variant in some countries, the world is fast approaching the grim milestone of 108 million Covid cases.
Vaccination in Bangladesh: Public apathy looks to be a big challenge
Though the government is set to launch the mass Coronavirus Covid-19 vaccination program across the country on February 7, public apathy to get registered for it looks to be a major challenge to make the drive a success.
Bangladesh receives 1st consignment of imported Covid vaccine doses
Bangladesh on Monday received the first consignment of 50 lakh doses of Covishield, the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca and manufactured by Serum Institute of India (SII).
Covid-19: Bangladesh’s caseload now 529,031, fatalities 7,942
Bangladesh’s Covid-19 tally reached 529,031 on Tuesday with the detection of 702 new cases.
The Latest: India vaccine developer warns some to avoid shot
India’s homegrown vaccine developer Bharat Biotech has warned people with weaker immunity and other medical conditions that include allergies, fever, or a bleeding disorder to consult a doctor before getting the shot — and if possible avoid the vaccine.
EU regulator is considering Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
The European Medicines Agency said Tuesday that AstraZeneca and Oxford University have submitted an application for their COVID-19 vaccine to be licensed across the European Union.
Global Covid cases near 88 million
Believe it or not, the global tally of COVID-19 cases is inching closer to 88 million.
Mexico approves AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use
Mexico approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use Monday, hoping to spur a halting vaccination effort that has only given about 44,000 shots since the third week of December, about 82% of the doses the country has received.
UK ramps up inoculations with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Britain on Monday took another giant step in the fight against COVID-19, ramping up its immunization program by giving the first shots in the world from the vaccine created by Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.