Former US President Donald Trump again urged people to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, saying he would recommend vaccination to “a lot of people that don’t want to get it, and a lot of those people voted for me.”

Comments by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on the AstraZeneca vaccine are “encouraging”, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said.

Moderna Inc has begun dosing patients in a mid-to-late stage study of its COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA-1273, in children aged six months to less than 12 years, the company said on Tuesday.

Newly elected president of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Abdul Matin Khasru, MP, was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka this morning after being infected with Covid-19.

Prof Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), today said there has been no directive on lockdown from the government.

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

Bangladesh is the highest recipient of India-made Covid-19 vaccines among a group of 70 countries.

As some European countries suspended the use of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines due to blood clot scare, India’s apex committee on post-vaccination adverse effects will examine later this week the data related to Covishield and Covaxin vaccines.

A Hong Kong scientist has developed a method to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to scan retinas of children as young as six to detect early autism or the risk of autism and hopes to develop a commercial product this year.

Facebook is adding informational labels to posts about vaccines as it expands efforts to counter COVID-19-related misinformation flourishing on its platforms.

China today offered to provide 100,000 doses of Chinese coronavirus vaccine to Bangladesh for emergency use.

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

Muslims can receive Covid-19 vaccine during Ramadan fast, Islamic Foundation has said.

Thailand will start using the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday after a brief delay due to concerns over its safety, officials said, with the prime minister and his cabinet due to be the first to receive it.

The Netherlands on Sunday joined a fast-growing list of countries suspending use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after reports of unexpected possible side effects from the injection.

Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, director general of the Directorate General of Health Services, today said most of the new Covid-19 infected patients are young while maximum patients are needing ICU support.

18 die, 1159 infected, 1385 recover in 24 hours.

Amid a third wave of the coronavirus that is gripping Pakistan’s largest province, Punjab, and the northern part of the country, Pakistani health and administrative authorities have imposed a partial lockdown in affected areas.

Nizam Uddin Hazari, lawmaker of Feni-2 constituency, his wife and daughter have tested positive for coronavirus.

The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) now suggests that colorectal cancer screening begin as early as age 45 in average-risk individuals. Previously, the ACG recommended screening this early only for African Americans.