India's indigenous Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin has had a bumpy ride since it was approved in January for emergency use in the country before clinical trials were complete.

Sixty-seven people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today). The daily positivity rate during this period stood at 18.02 percent, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

To curb the spread of Covid-19, the Khulna District Committee on Coronavirus Prevention announced a lockdown in the district for seven days, starting from June 22.

The administering of the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine resumed today in 67 centres countrywide with around 11 lakh Sinopharm jabs in hand.

Ten people died at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in 24 hours till this morning.

Eleven died while being treated at the Covid-19 unit of Khulna Medical College Hospital during 24 hours, till this morning.

The Delta variant of COVID-19, first identified in India, is becoming the globally dominant variant of the disease, the World Health Organization's chief scientist said on Friday.

Fifty-four people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, during which the daily positivity rate spiked by more than three percent to 18.59 percent, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Some 760,000 South Koreans who have received a first dose of AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine will be offered Pfizer Inc's vaccine as a second shot due to shipment delays by global vaccine sharing scheme COVAX, the government said.

Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide passed a grim milestone of 4 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as many countries struggle to procure enough vaccines to inoculate their populations.

Hati Maronjei once swore he would never get a COVID-19 shot, after a pastor warned that vaccines aren’t safe.

More than 350 doctors and medical workers have caught COVID-19 in Indonesia despite being vaccinated with Sinovac and dozens have been hospitalised, officials said, as concerns grow about the efficacy of some vaccines against more infectious variants.

A total of 154 people tested positive for coronavirus during 24 hours till this morning in Jashore.

A senior Chinese epidemiologist said the United States should be the priority in the next phase of investigations into the origin of Covid-19 after a study showed the disease could have been circulating there as early as December 2019, state media said on Thursday.

The rapid spread of the Delta coronavirus variant has driven a 50 percent rise in infections in England since May, a large prevalence study led by Imperial College London found on Thursday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson delayed the end of restrictions.

Bangladesh will receive 10 lakh doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine by August under the global arrangement COVAX, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the parliament today that the government is going to sign an agreement with South Korea to set up an international institute in the country to produce vaccines, including for Covid-19.

With only about four crore people fully vaccinated against Covid-19, India has decided to establish a tracking platform to assess the impact of its vaccination programme and evaluate the degree of protection when someone is fully or partially immunized.

The Indian government doubled the gap between the two doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine without the agreement of the scientific group that it said recommended the increase, three members of the advisory body told Reuters.

The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has issued emergency use authorisation (EUA) to Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine “Janssen” in the country today.