India reported -- 4,187 -- the highest number of Covid-19 deaths in a day and over four lakh daily cases for the fourth time in a week.

The State Department said Friday it is allowing non-essential diplomats and the families of all American staff at the US Embassy in Kathmandu to leave Nepal at government expense due a surge in coronavirus cases.

The World Health Organization announced on Friday it had approved a Covid-19 vaccine from China's state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm for emergency use, reports Reuters.

Across the border from a devastating surge in India, doctors in Nepal warned Friday of a major crisis as daily coronavirus cases hit a record and hospitals were running out of beds and oxygen.

Thirty-seven 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).

British officials could declare one of the new coronavirus strains first found in India a “variant of concern”, the BBC and Guardian reported on Friday, due to evidence that it spreads more quickly than the original version of the virus.

India today reported a record daily rise in coronavirus cases of 414,188, while deaths from Covid-19 swelled by 3,915, according to health ministry data.

Forty-one 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).

European Union countries will discuss waving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, an official said ahead of discussions between the 27 national leaders in the bloc.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said the government has sought immediate delivery of 4 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from the United States.

The largest real-world study yet of the Pfizer/BioNTec vaccine today confirmed that the jab provided more than 95 percent protection against Covid-19, but found that the level dropped significantly when people received just one of the two prescribed doses.

Infections in India hit another grim daily record on Thursday as demand for medical oxygen jumped seven-fold and the government denied reports that it was slow in distributing life-saving supplies from abroad.

Evidence suggests that the coronavirus pandemic is moving eastward of India and a rise has been noticed in the number of daily cases in five eastern states, including West Bengal and Assam, along with rising mortality, according to the Indian Health Ministry.

An Indian virologist has warned that the third wave of Covid-19 is expected to affect children in the country in a big way, between the months of October and November, and both the central and state governments should be ready to handle the situation.

The Biden administration on Wednesday joined calls for more sharing of the technology behind Covid-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic, a shift that puts the US alongside many in the developing world who want rich countries to do more to get doses to the needy.

Dr Rohan Aggarwal is 26 years old. He does not even complete his medical training until next year.

Family members of Khaleda Zia went to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal’s house and gave an application to take her abroad for better treatment, Selima Islam, Khaleda's sister told The Daily Star.

Bangladesh will hand over 10,000 vials of injectable anti-viral Remdesivir to India on Thursday, officials have said.

As India continues to struggle to contain a severe second wave of Covid-19, a top scientific advisor to the government today said a third wave was "inevitable" and the authorities should be prepared for it.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today said the stock of the Covid-19 vaccine is running out in Bangladesh as there are only 14 lakh jabs in government hands with no sign of fresh consignment from India.