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Quest for Covid Vaccine: Dhaka seeks 4m doses from US
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The government has sought immediate delivery of 4 million vaccine doses from the US, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said yesterday. We ve sought immediate release of 4 million doses of vaccine, he told reporters after his meeting with US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller at his foreign ministry office, reports UNB.
This was the latest government effort to collect vaccines from alternative sources as the stock of Oxford-AstraZeneca jabs is running out fast, making the ongoing countrywide vaccine inoculation uncertain.
Already, the government suspended administration of the first dose on April 26, immediately after the Indian government barred export of Covishield the AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India.
Buses allowed in Dhaka, districts due to pressure from various quarters: Health minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque. File photo
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Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said buses were allowed to resume operation within Dhaka and districts due to pressure from various quarters. Train and launch services remain suspended as the ongoing restrictions have been extended ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. However, public transports have been allowed to operate inside the capital and the districts due to pressure from various quarters, the minister said while addressing a virtual discussion today.
Bangladesh Private Medical College Association (BPMCA) organised the discussion on oxygen crisis and ways to overcome the second wave of Covid-19 outbreak.