Experts say the 18-point directive that the government issued on Monday to curb the rapid surge in Covid cases is not only a delayed response but it also lacks clarity.

India’s drug regulator has allowed the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to be used for up to nine months from its manufacture date, as opposed to the prescribed six months, according to a document reviewed by Reuters and a source.

Several Asian countries sought alternative sources for Covid-19 inoculations on Tuesday after export restrictions by manufacturer India left a World Health Organization-backed global vaccine sharing programme short of supplies.

India’s Covid-19 situation is turning from “bad to worse,” a senior government official said on Wednesday, as infections surge across several states.

Forty-five people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours -- for the second consecutive day -- today (till 8am), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Chattogram Civil Surgeon Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi has tested Covid-19 positive.

Japan’s health minister has apologised after media reported ministry employees had gathered at a restaurant late at night in Tokyo in violation of the government’s Covid-19 contagion protocols.

Taking the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases into consideration, the government has issued fresh directives including restriction on social gatherings and closure of educational institutions.

Forty-five 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).

Health minister Zahid Maleque today said the government may announce new measures to tackle coronavirus transmission within days.

Five patients have died with Covid-19 infection and 50 tested positive for the virus in 24 hours in Bogura.

A joint WHO-China study on the origins of Covid-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely,” according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press.

Thirty-five 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).

Dr Abdul Hannan, a prominent surgeon of Rajshahi, died of Covid-19 at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) last night.

The risk of getting COVID-19 from food you cook yourself or from handling and consuming food from restaurants and takeout or drive-thru meals is thought to be very low. Currently, there is no evidence that food is associated with spreading the virus that causes COVID-19.

Recent surveys during the COVID-19 pandemic have documented substantial rates of depression, anxiety, and overall distress in as many as one-third

Long-term malnutrition might at first seem like a medical condition and its remedial measures easy, using balanced diet, appropriate for age, along

More than a century has passed since the March 24, 1882, announcement by Robert Koch that Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) bacteria cause

Thirty-nine 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).

Thirty-three 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).