A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus. The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say. The drug is part of the world's biggest trial testing

DHAKA: Professor AKM Mujibur Rahman, former director of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital (SSMCH), died from coronavirus (Covid-19) infection in a city hospital on Tuesday morning. Mujibur Rahman breathed his last while undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit of the

New mothers infected with COVID-19 should generally continue breastfeeding and should not be separated from their babies, the World Health Organization said Friday, stressing that the benefits outweighed the risks. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press conference

The country has reported 47 more deaths from coronavirus (Covid-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 1,095, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).  Besides, 3,471 people tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total

DHAKA: The government has allocated Tk 10,000 crore to meet the emergency requirements in tackling coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In this regard, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal proposed the allocation while placing national budget for 2020-21 fiscal year. He said: “We have

DHAKA: The government has proposed an allocation of Tk41,027 crore for the public health sector for the fiscal year 2020-2021, which is 1.3 percent of the Gross Domestic Product and 7.2 percent of the total budget.  Of the amount, Tk 29,247 crore has been allocated for the health

A new study published by Korea University College of Medicine in the Journal of Korean Medical Science found that chlorhexidine mouthwash can prevent spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). ICPA Health Products Ltd, one of the leading Indian manufacturers in the oral healthcare segment with

The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its advice on face masks, saying they should be worn in public to help stop the spread of coronavirus. The global body said new information showed they could provide "a barrier for potentially infectious droplets". Some countries

DHAKA: Bangladesh has confirmed total 811 deaths from coronavirus (Covid-19) as 30 more people died in the last 24 hours, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Friday (June 5).  Besides, 2,828 people tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the

DHAKA: Bangladesh has confirmed total 781 deaths from coronavirus (Covid-19) as 35 more people died in the last 24 hours, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday (June 4).  Besides, 2,423 people tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for a "new era of global health co-operation" as he prepared to host a vaccine fundraising summit on Thursday under the shadow of coronavirus. The virtual meeting aims to raise $7.4 billion for immunization programs stalled by the pandemic,

DHAKA: A team of Chinese medical experts, who have the firsthand experience of containing the virus and treating the patients with remarkable success, is due in Bangladesh with a bunch of medical equipment on June 8. The team is organised by the National Health Commission and consists

DHAKA: The Global Vaccine Summit will be held in London on Thursday (June 4) to ascertain how countries and front-line health workers are successfully are addressing the crisis and maintaining essential vaccination services. The UK government is hosting Gavi’s third donor pledging

Russia will start giving its first drug approved to treat COVID-19 to patients next week. Russian hospitals can begin giving the antiviral drug, which is registered under the name Avifavir, to patients from June 11, the head of Russia's RDIF sovereign wealth fund told Reuters in an

French researchers are preparing to launch a human trial to test their hypothesis that nicotine can help the body combat the COVID-19 infection. The trial will involve groups of healthcare workers and patients wearing nicotine patches and other groups wearing placebo patches. Then they

DHAKA: Bangladesh has confirmed total 582 deaths from coronavirus (Covid-19) as 23 more people died in the last 24 hours, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Friday (May 29).  Besides, 2,523 people tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the

Reports Friday from multiple trials in the United States and abroad indicate a drug already approved by the FDA to treat parasitic infections is showing “astounding” results, and could represent a breakthrough in efforts to vanquishing the SARS-CoV-2 virus at the heart of the global

The World Health Organization (WHO) has temporarily suspended testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 as a precautionary measure, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a news conference on Monday.  Meanwhile, Mike

DHAKA: The government has appointed a new director to the Central Medical Stores Depot (CMSD). Additional secretary Abu Hena Morshed Zaman has been appointed as the new director to the CMSD, according to an order issued by the public administration ministry on Friday. He will

A Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt. The outbreak first emerged in China late last year before spreading across the world, prompting an international race to find treatments and vaccines. A drug being