covid-19 pandemic

Xupermask, a futuristic high tech mask designed by American Company will.i.am, is launched on April 8, 2021 to provide users protection against covid-19. It is not only an intelligent mask because it also allows the wearer to make calls…

The debate over whether vaccine passports should be introduced now may have got a fitting response from the World Health Organization (WHO) as the agency is against the approach at this moment, adding they may exacerbate already unequal…

All professional final exams of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) under Dhaka University-affiliated medical colleges have been suspended, says a press release from University of Dhaka. The exams were slated for April 4.…

Collins Dictionary has named ‘lockdown’ as its 'Word of the Year 2020' given the most use of it worldwide amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic, reports the Guardian. According to lexicographer records, the word ‘Lockdown’ is so far used…

President Donald Trump, infected by the novel coronavirus, left the hospital and got back to the White House on October 5 night local time even though he’s not been entirely out of the woods yet as per his doctor. This development is…

There is no clear link between reopening of schools and rise in corona cases infections, finds a study by Insights for Education, a Zurich based independent educational foundation, reports Reuters. This comes at a time when many…

New job creation in the USA has fallen further as the economy added just 1.4 million jobs in August, depicting slower job recovery from the pandemic. But the new job creation over the month was well in consistent with the predictions…

Fortunately, there are still 12 countries or territories where no coronavirus cases are reported yet, though the virus has already spread to over 185 countries, infecting over 51.3 million people and killing more than 1.2 million as of…

Russia has claimed that it has developed the world’s first vaccine against the novel coronavirus. The vaccine is developed by Moscow-based Gamaleya Institute and named as Sputnik-V, a reference to the 1957 launch of the world's first…