COVID-19

A healthcare worker inoculates Encarnacion Tan Suan, 86, at a vaccination center in San Juan City, Metro Manila, amid the Covid-19 outbreak in the Philippines. Photo: Peter Blaza/REUTERS.
World+Biz

Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic

The US military launched a clandestine program amid the Covid crisis to discredit China’s Sinovac inoculation – payback for Beijing’s efforts to blame Washington for the pandemic. One target: the...

Illustration: Duniya Jahan/ TBS
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

The first wave: When Covid came knocking on my door, I answered

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Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Bangladesh reports 36 Covid-19 cases in 24hrs

A medical worker checks the IV drip treatment of a patient lying on a bed in the emergency department of a hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Staff
Health

Covid lowered life expectancy by 1.6 years worldwide: Study

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Health

Bangladesh reports one Covid-19 death, 37 positive cases

A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Health

3rd, 4th doses of Covid-19 vaccination underway

A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

1.25 crore people to get fourth dose of Covid vaccine this year

FILE PHOTO: A man pushes a woman in wheelchair past a poster with a graphic of medical workers at a nucleic acid testing booth for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) , in Beijing, China October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
Health

WHO warns Covid still a threat

People wearing protective masks walk outside the Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital in Badalona, Spain, January 8, 2024. REUTERS/ Albert Gea
Europe

Spain considers nationwide hospital mask rule, as flu, Covid hit Europe

Dr. Syed Naqvi, a pulmonologist, dons an N95 mask before entering the ICU at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
Health

Mask mandates return at some US hospitals as Covid, flu jump

India has handled the Covid-19 pandemic remarkably well, facilitated by the emphasis on a digital India and the portability of welfare benefits. Photo: Reuters
Health

Covid cases jump 75% in 24 hours in Indian State, one more death recorded

A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Health

Bangladesh plans to restart Covid-19 vaccination if infections surge

US dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken on 10 March 2023. Photo: Reuters
Banking

Remittance inflow, exchange rate have long-term nexus: Research