The Indian variant of Covid-19 was detected in samples of eight more Bangladeshis in Jashore through genome sequencing yesterday, but none of them had travelled to India.

The first consignment of 1.06 lakh doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Dhaka tonight.

The World Health Organization, at the heart of the world's slow and stuttering handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, faces a potential shake-up aimed at preventing future outbreaks from destroying lives and livelihoods.

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Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today said around five crore people need to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

India today reported 1.52 lakh new cases of Covid-19 in a day, the lowest in 50 days, according to the country’s health ministry data.

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Thirty-four people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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Evercare Hospital Chattogram had successful neurosurgery for a brain tumour of a 42-year-old woman in the port city, says a press release.

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Malaysia reported 9,020 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the highest daily toll since the start of the pandemic and the fifth straight day of record new infections.

President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday France would invest in boosting the production of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa, to help close a gap in the availability of the shots between African and Western nations.

Thirty-eight people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8:00am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Vietnam health minister Nguyen Thanh Long said on Saturday the country has detected a new variant of the coronavirus, a mix of the Indian and UK COVID-19 variants that spreads quickly by air, online newspaper VnExpress reported.

India reported on Saturday 173,790 new coronavirus infections during the previous 24 hours, its lowest daily rise in 45 days, while deaths rose by 3,617.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday the United States and India are united in trying to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic together and Washington wants to make sure it takes action to help India with its coronavirus crisis.

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday announced a nationwide "total lockdown" starting in June as coronavirus infections in the country surged to record levels.