Covid

A medical worker takes a swab sample at a nucleic acid testing station, following a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China, July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Panorama

Another pandemic is inevitable, and we're not ready

President-elect Trump’s picks to lead the nation’s top public health agencies also don’t inspire confidence

Shannon Turner (she/they), who has been dealing with the effects of long COVID on top of psoriatic arthritis, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and autoimmune diseases, rests on her couch and uses a heating pad to help with inflammation after an evening of performing and hanging with friends in Philadelphia, March 2023. Photo: Reuters
Health

Many long Covid patients adjust to slim recovery odds as world moves on

US President Joe Biden reacts as he attends a press conference during NATO's 75th anniversary summit, in Washington, US, July 11, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Politics

Biden faces intensified calls to step aside while ill with covid

Representational Photo: Collected
Health

Bangladesh reports 9 more Covid-19 cases in 24hrs

Representational image: WHO
Health

Bangladesh reports one more Covid-19 death, 49 cases in 24hrs

Representational image: WHO
Health

New Covid variant can infect despite taking 2 vaccine doses: BSMMU

Illustration: Collected
Bangladesh

Over 20% of youths in Bangladesh are not in employment, education: Report

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves his home, in London, Britain March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Europe

Ex-PM Johnson apologises to families of UK Covid victims

People wait for their rides outside a children's hospital in Beijing, China November 24, 2023. REUTERS File photo
World+Biz

What do we know about China’s respiratory illness surge?

Children and their parents wait at an outpatient area at a children's hospital in Beijing. AFP
World+Biz

Everything you need to know about China’s child pneumonia outbreak

A mother holds her daughter's hand as she takes the College Scholastic Ability Test in Seoul, South Korea, November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon
World+Biz

South Koreans take first mask-free college exam since pandemic

Education sector fears another blow after Covid as political chaos lingers
Education

Education sector fears another blow after Covid as political chaos lingers

A woman delivers food to a residential compound that is under lockdown as outbreaks of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue in Beijing, China on 28 November 2022. Fikle Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter
China

Nearly 2 million excess deaths followed China's sudden end of Covid curbs: Study