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Community health clinic comes as platforms for a healthy rural Bangladesh
Shawdesh desk: In rural Bangladesh where the condition of medical facilities is still not up to the mark and hence thwarts many people to have access to treatment, wife ofReadMore
India coronavirus: Rumours hamper testing in Punjab
Wild rumours about coronavirus are fuelling opposition to testing in the northern Indian state of Punjab, reports BBC Punjabi’s Arvind Chhabra. “Human organs are being smuggled,” Sonia Kaur, who livesReadMore
Coronavirus: Tests ‘could be picking up dead virus’
The main test used to diagnose coronavirus is so sensitive it could be picking up fragments of dead virus from old infections, scientists say. Most people are infectious only forReadMore
Chinese students face increased scrutiny at US airports
As US-China relations reach a boiling point, Washington has started to screen Chinese students at airports for technology theft. When Boston Logan International Airport’s announcement asked Keith Zhang to comeReadMore
Coronavirus in Africa: Could poverty explain mystery of low death rate?
Shawdesh Desk: Is there a link between poverty, crowded accommodation, and Africa’s bafflingly low infection and death rates from the pandemic? As the number of infections dips sharply in SouthReadMore
Coronavirus: Last-minute schools advice on reopening ‘reprehensible’ in UK
Head teachers and teachers have criticised the government for “last-minute” guidance on what to do during virus outbreaks and local lockdowns. The guidance for England was published on Friday evening,ReadMore
Coronavirus: Health workers’ army to be trained to deliver Covid vaccine
The government plans to train up an army of health professionals to be ready to give the coronavirus vaccine, if and when one is shown to work. This could includeReadMore
Coronavirus: Vaccine front-runner China already inoculating workers
Earlier this month, the head of a well-known, privately-owned Chinese conglomerate told his staff that a vaccine for Covid-19 was expected to come to market by November. The boss, whoseReadMore
