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Two aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force will leave Dhaka for China tonight to bring 6 lakh Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine shots, said an Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) press release today.

Bangladesh has signed a deal with China to buy Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines.

Four people died from Covid-19 and 21 were infected in 24 hours (till 8am today) in Thakurgaon.

About a quarter of Mexico's 126 million people are estimated to have been infected with the coronavirus, the health ministry said on Friday, far more than the country's confirmed infections.

Authorities have imposed a seven-day complete lockdown in Kushtia municipality area in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus infection.

Europe's drug regulator on Friday identified another very rare blood condition as a potential side effect of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine and said it was looking into cases of heart inflammation after inoculation with all coronavirus shots.

Fifteen people died at the Covid-19 unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital in 24 hours till 8am today.

Authorities of Bangladesh Railway have cancelled all rail operations from Rajshahi to other parts of the country for the next seven days in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus infection.

The Group of Seven nations are set to commit to sharing at least 1 billion coronavirus shots with the world, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Thursday, with half coming from the US and 100 million from the UK as President Joe Biden urged allies to join in speeding the pandemic’s end and bolstering the strategic position of the world’s wealthiest democracies.

The Federal Republic of Germany, as represented by the Ministry of Health (BMG) has donated 462,000 non-sterile surgical face masks, worth $145,068, to WHO Bangladesh for protection against Covid-19.

Sweden has committed 6 million Swedish kronor ($7.26 lakh) to support UN Population Agency’s efforts in strengthening the quality and availability of sexual and reproductive health services in Bangladesh during COVID-19.

Sweden has committed 6 million Swedish kronor ($7.26 lakh) to support UN Population Agency’s efforts in strengthening the quality and availability of sexual and reproductive health services in Bangladesh during COVID-19.

Eighteen dengue patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in Dhaka until this morning as number of the mosquito-borne disease started to rise across the country.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said that they will hopefully be able to make a formal announcement soon on vaccine coproduction in Bangladesh as there has been progress in the ongoing negotiation.

Temporary side effects including headache, fatigue and fever are signs the immune system is revving up -- a normal response to vaccines. And they’re common.

India today reported the highest single-day death toll from Covid-19 in the world, at 6,148, after a big eastern state revised its figures to account for people who succumbed to the disease at home or in private hospitals.

The Hong Kong team behind celebrity humanoid robot Sophia is launching a new prototype, Grace, targeted at the healthcare market and designed to interact with the elderly and those isolated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

UN human rights experts today called on leaders of the world’s largest economies to make sure people in the Global South get equal access to Covid-19 vaccines and not to allow the profit motive to undermine global health and equity.

Once dismissed by most public health experts and government officials, the hypothesis that COVID-19 leaked accidentally from a Chinese lab is now receiving scrutiny under a new U.S. investigation.