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Bangladesh may run out of vaccines by May 15

Amid apprehensions that Bangladesh could run out of their existing stock of Covid 19 vaccines by May 15, with the government not yet sure whether fresh supplies would arrive from India, a ...

Pakistan may also face oxygen shortage, warn manufacturers

Like India, Pakistan may also face shortage of oxygen for the treatment of respiratory insufficiencies during the third wave of COVID-19 if the life-saving gas continues to be supplied fo ...

ACT now to speed up funding for COVID-19 tools, UN officials say

New York: Although a landmark global collaboration has developed and delivered COVID-19 vaccines and diagnostics worldwide, critical funding shortfalls remain, the World Health Organizati ...

90 percent of countries’ health services continue to be disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic: WHO

New York: Over one year into the COVID-19 pandemic and 90% of countries are still reporting one or more disruptions to essential health services. The findings of the second World Health O ...

$274 million needed for vaccines in Nepal

Nepal needs around $274 million for vaccine procurement, the country’s ministry of health estimated, according to The Himalayan Times.

Maldives inoculates 37,000 tourism sector workers

Authorities in the Maldives have so far vaccinated over 37,000 workers who are employed in the country’s tourism sector, according to Raajje TV. The sector forms the backbone of the ...

Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 4.47 mln: Africa CDC

Addis Ababa/Xinhua: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,476,121 as of Friday noon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

With India's supply uncertain, Bangladesh to join China’s Covid vaccine storage facility

In the wake of uncertainty over getting purchased doses from India, Bangladesh has decided to join China’s COVID-19 vaccine storage facility for South Asia, bdnews24 reported.

Pashupathinath temple closed in Nepal amid surge in cases

Amid rising cases of Covid-19 infections in Kathmandu valley in Nepal, the revered Pashupatinath temple will remain closed for people starting Friday, The Himalayan Times said.