Fatigue and shortness of breath still afflict many patients a year after their hospitalisation for Covid-19, according to a new Chinese study calling for a better understanding of the pandemic's long-term health effects.

Japan will halt the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna's Covid vaccine after reports of contamination in several vials, drugmaker Takeda and the health ministry said Thursday.

The number of people living with high blood pressure more than doubled since 1990, according to a major study published on Wednesday that found half of all sufferers -- about 720 million people -- went untreated in 2019.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the authorities concerned to design a separate programme and bring the industrial workers and their families under the Covid-19 vaccination coverage soon.

The Philippines has approved the emergency use of Russia's Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine, the country's vaccine procurement chief said on Monday, making it among the first countries in Asia to approve the single-dose vaccine.

Current data does not indicate that COVID-19 booster shots are needed, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Wednesday.

There are growing efforts among Bangladeshis living abroad to lobby their prospective governments to help send vaccines and other medical supplies to Bangladesh.

Another black fungus (Mucormycosis) patient has been identified in Chattogram and is being treated at the Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) since August 6.

At least 224 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the country in 24 hours till 8 am today. Of them, only 13 are from outside Dhaka.

Moderna said Thursday that protection from its Covid-19 vaccine remained strong for at least six months, and the variant-specific boosters shot it is testing generated a "robust" antibody response to Delta.

Mr Ahamed Noor 65 year’s old gentleman recovered from COVID-19 four weeks ago, while Coronavirus symptoms passed quickly but now-a-days  Mr Ahamed feels fatigue, tiredness and often forgets ordinary issues. His family is thinking and growing concern about the other suffering issues that might follow.

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At least 196 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the country during 24 hours till 8 am today. Only two were from outside Dhaka.

Md Atiqul Islam, mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), has urged city dwellers to clean their homes and surroundings every Saturday to stop Aedes mosquito breeding grounds from being created.

The world is at risk of losing hard-won gains in fighting Covid-19 as the highly transmissible Delta variant spreads, but WHO-approved vaccines remain effective, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

Pfizer Inc on Wednesday raised its forecast for full-year sales of the COVID-19 vaccine that it developed with Germany's BioNTech by nearly 29% to $33.5 billion, as nations stock up on doses for the rest of the year.

At least 153 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8 am today, registering the single-day highest of this year.

China's Sinopharm vaccine could soon be made available in Singapore, with several private healthcare groups already taking steps to secure doses of the jab.

Myanmar's military ruler is looking for greater cooperation with the international community to contain the coronavirus, state media reported on Wednesday, as the Southeast Asian country struggles with a surging wave of infections.

Eleven patients died while undergoing treatment at the Covid units of four Khulna hospitals in 24 hours till 8am today.