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Panorama

The miracle in the Delta: Bangladeshi scientist who discovered Bengal Water Machine

Recently, an article on the “Bengal Water Machine” was published in the prestigious journal, Science. The findings suggest that farmers in Bangladesh are unknowingly recharging underground water...

I started walking in the early morning. Before the sun sets, I return to our village. I walk miles after miles and sell homemade crackers. My husband died 35 years ago. My only daughter is severely ill. Photo: Mohammad Rakibul Hasan
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The last savings at Bengal Delta

Test tube labelled "Covid-19 Omicron variant test positive" is seen in this illustration picture taken 15 January, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid is less severe with Omicron than Delta, US study suggests

A healthcare professional administers a booster vaccine at a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pop-up vaccination centre at Wembley Stadium in London, Britain, December 19, 2021. Photo : Reuters
USA

Natural immunity more potent than vaccines during US Delta wave: study

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Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Covid-19: 10 more districts flagged 'red zones' as cases keep surging 

Omicron less severe than Delta but still poses danger for unvaccinated: WHO
Coronavirus chronicle

Omicron less severe than Delta but still poses danger for unvaccinated: WHO

A doctor shows vials of Biontech-Pfizer's Comirnaty vaccine against Covid-19 at the Institute for Health and Food Safety of Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 16, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Omicron evades immunity better than Delta, Danish study finds

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Coronavirus chronicle

Case data, vaccine news mark small victories in Omicron battle

A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Orgnaization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO: still too soon to say if Omicron more transmissible than Delta

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Coronavirus chronicle

Lower risk of hospitalisation with Omicron versus Delta: South African study

A nurse tends to a COVID-19 patient during a tour of SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Coronavirus chronicle

US crosses 50 million Covid-19 cases as Delta dominates amid Omicron emergence

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Coronavirus chronicle

Delta still dominates say experts urging third jab

World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan attends a press conference organised by the Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the Covid-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO's top scientist says Omicron could displace Delta