Health

Daily Covid-19 counts: 20 more die; 5,023 get infected in Bangladesh

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh has registered 20 more deaths from Covid-19 and 5,023 fresh infection cases. The DGHS came up with the development in a routine bulletin Saturday afternoon based on

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Omicron may leave behind high level of immunity in Bangladesh: Experts

Shawdesh Desk: The transmission of the highly contagious Omicron variant of coronavirus may subside at the end of this month, experts said, hoping that it may leave behind an extremely

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AstraZeneca approved as booster vaccine in Australia amid battle against COVID-19

Shawdesh desk: Australia reported more than 25,000 new COVID-19 cases and more than 50 deaths on Thursday when the AstraZeneca vaccine was provisionally approved for use as a booster in

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Johnson & Johnson temporarily halts Covid-19 vaccine output: report

Shawdesh desk: Johnson & Johnson has temporarily suspended production at a key plant manufacturing the Covid-19 vaccine, the New York Times reported Tuesday. The facility in the Dutch city of

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Blood pressure warning over long-term paracetamol use

Shawdesh desk: People with high blood pressure who take paracetamol on prescription could be increasing their risk of heart attacks and strokes, a study suggests. Doctors should think about the

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India’s daily Covid cases decline to 107,474; nation logs 865 fresh fatalities

Shawdesh Desk: India’s daily Covid-19 count registered a 16 per cent decline, with as many as 107,474 people testing positive in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry’s data

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Novavax Covid jab approved by UK drugs regulator

Shawdesh desk: The UK has approved a fifth Covid-19 vaccine, developed by US company Novavax, which offers up to 89% protection against Covid illness. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory

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Pregnant women with Covid are unlikely to transmit to babies

Shawdesh desk: Pregnant women who are positive with Covid-19 when they give birth rarely transmit the virus to their newborns, according to a spate of new research. The reason: Covid

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