First doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus jab are to be given as the UK accelerates its vaccine programme to tackle a surge in cases. More than half a million doses of the vaccine are ready for use on Monday. The health secretary described it as a "pivotal moment"

India will not allow the export of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for several months, the head of Serum Institute of India, which has been contracted to make 1 billion doses of the vaccine for developing nations, said Sunday. With rich nations reserving most of

Yaba, a methamphetamine-based drug, has slowly become the dominant path for drug abuse over the last two decades. But recent trends show that the drug is becoming more damaging as the manufacturers are making the drug with some harmful elements. The issue has recently come to light

Bangladesh today confirmed 27 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,626.  According to the Health authorities, 835 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus

India added 18,177 coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, placing its overall number at 1.03 crore cases, the Health Ministry's data showed.  The number of fresh infections is 4.7 per cent lower than on Saturday. In this period, India reported 217 deaths linked to the

India's drugs regulator on Sunday (Jan 3) has given final approval for the emergency use of two coronavirus vaccines, one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and the other by local company Bharat Biotech. The overall efficacy of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine was 70.42

Saudi Arabia said that entry to the kingdom by sea land and air will be resumed starting Sunday after a ban that lasted two weeks amid fears of a new coronavirus variant, the state news agency Spa reported on Sunday. A ministry of interior official said that some restrictions including

Bangladesh today confirmed 23 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,599.  According to the Health authorities, 684 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus

India added 19,079 coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, placing its overall number at 1.03 crore cases, the Health Ministry's data showed. The number of fresh infections is 5 per cent lower than on Friday. In this period, India reported 224 deaths linked to the virus,

India’s drug regulator on Friday approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The approval paves the way for its rollout in the world’s second worst affected country.

China has confirmed its first case of a new coronavirus variant that was recently detected in Britain, health officials said. The new strain, which experts say potentially spreads faster than the original variant, has prompted travel restrictions on the UK by more than 50 countries -

Bangladesh today confirmed 17 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,576.  According to the Health authorities, 990 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus

The World Health Organization (WHO) granted ‘emergency validation’ to the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, 31 December, opening doors for countries to “expedite their own regulatory approval processes to import and administer the vaccine.” In a

India will test its Covid-19 vaccine delivery system with a nationwide trial on Saturday as the South Asian nation prepares to roll-out an inoculation program to stem the world’s second-worst outbreak.  The federal health ministry has reviewed preparedness and asked state

Bangladesh today confirmed 28 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,559.  According to the Health authorities, 1,014 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

Amid global fears over the new mutant strains of coronavirus, detected in the United Kingdom and South Africa, India recorded 21,822 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, 6 per cent higher than yesterday.  India's tally has surged to 1,02,66,674; 1.48 lakh deaths linked to

Chinese regulators have approved the country's first homegrown coronavirus vaccine, developed by state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm, officials announced Thursday. The approval comes a day after Sinopharm said its vaccine is 79.34% effective, citing interim analysis of Phase

Almost 5% of the people in the Chinese city of Wuhan may have been infected with Covid-19, a study by researchers at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has shown. Wuhan's population is estimated at 11 million, which suggests that almost 500,000 people may have

Indian authorities were trying Wednesday to track down tens of thousands of people who entered the country from Britain in recent weeks as cases of a new and fast-spreading coronavirus strain more than doubled in 24 hours. They have launched efforts to locate around 33,000 people who

Bangladesh today confirmed 22 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,531.  According to the Health authorities, 1,235 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of