On my last post I wrote the probable causes of Coronavirus Disease and promised to write the possible effects of it. You may read it clicking here. After that day, two days have passed. On 18th April we crossed the double century range and two days later. we are almost reached the three thousand marker.Continue reading "Almost half K reached: Day 43 and 44"
COVID-19 cause and Effect
The coronavirus disease COVID-19 is ruling all over the world and people are dying helplessly. A few things knocked my mind that might be the cause and effect of this crisis. First of all, why COVID-19? After SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) discovered in China back in 2002-2004, it is the second outbreak of coronavirusContinue reading "COVID-19 cause and Effect"
No sign of improvement- Day 41 and 42
Bangladesh still not finding any hope of better future as condition is deteriorating continuously. On 17th April IEDCR said, They tested 2190 samplesGot positive cases about 266Found deaths of 15 people9 people got remedy. And on 18th April, the report says, Among 2114 sample tested306 newly positive cases found9 new deaths withing last 24 hours8Continue reading "No sign of improvement- Day 41 and 42"
Double Century and Triple Century Game- 39th & 40th Day
The situation is getting critical as days are passing. Hospitals are overwhelming with patients. Lots of sample collection going on and the labs being tired of preparing the reports. Still now (16th April 2020), as IEDCR reports Bangladesh got 1572 positive cases60 deaths1463 active cases49 recoveries.17003 conducted tests. Among them, on 15th April 2020: 219Continue reading "Double Century and Triple Century Game- 39th & 40th Day"
Record breaking continues on Day 37 and 38
According to the latest reports by IEDCR, Bangladesh has got 182 new cases on 37th day (13th April 2020) including 5 deaths.On day 38, 203 more new cases added to the directory. This included 7 more deaths.After the 38th day, the total number of infected people just reached Thousand. Now the number of infected isContinue reading "Record breaking continues on Day 37 and 38"
How Coronavirus works and causes the disease
This is going to be a complete scientific article and many medical terms are used. So for general people, it may be a bit hard to understand. In COVID- 19 * Why there is high a ferritin level? * Why there are very high DDimer levels disproportionate with the severity of infection? * Why ARDSContinue reading "How Coronavirus works and causes the disease"
Truths about Avigan (favipiravir)- the corona pills
From Dr Abdur Noor Tushar's Facebook post --—————————————" A little knowledge of Avigan" There is a lot of talk about a drug called Avigan. Its generic name is Favipiravir. Its original patent holder is Fujifilm. They have a medical research institute called Fuji Toyama. They mainly study radio-pharmaceutical / radioactive drugs, cancer, nervous system andContinue reading "Truths about Avigan (favipiravir)- the corona pills"
Records have broken again on 36th day
Bad news and good news balance each other. But the bad news is more concerning when they hit a record. As per the IEDCR report, Newly infected cases of last 24 hours are 139 in Bangladesh. The highest within these 36 days.4 More people died today.1340 testes conducted within the last 24 hours.The number ofContinue reading "Records have broken again on 36th day"
Light of Hope on day 35
Bangladesh government took initiative to increase the amount of testing for coronavirus cases. New kits coming from China and Alibaba group. Gonoshasthyo has also started to produce testing kits to now they have become much available. Though the testing needs skill and there are not enough skilled people available outside Dhaka so testing is carryingContinue reading "Light of Hope on day 35"
Century missed but somehow hit a 6 on 34th day
Today is the 4th day of the second month since the 1st case reported. After the minimized records of 1st month, this one has started to become devastating. According to government news by IEDCR Bangladesh has got 94 new cases after yesterdays report.Got 6 more dead withing this time.Total infected people are now 424 withContinue reading "Century missed but somehow hit a 6 on 34th day"
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