WHO reviewing Seychelles Covid-19 data after fully vaccinated people test positive

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it was reviewing coronavirus data from Seychelles after the health ministry said more than a third of people who tested positive for Covid-19 in the past week had been fully vaccinated.
12 May 2021, 02:38 AM

Bangladesh wants 4-5 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine from China

Bangladesh wants four to five crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine from China, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.
11 May 2021, 13:49 PM

Fall in new infections noted in Covid-19 battered states: Indian health secretary

Battered by a severe second Covid-19 wave, India today said an early trend of fall in daily new Covid-19 cases and related fatalities has been noted across several parts of the country.
11 May 2021, 12:27 PM

Covid-19 death toll in Bangladesh crosses 12,000 mark

Thirty-three people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
11 May 2021, 10:13 AM

Bangladesh Air Force plane left for China to bring Covid-19 vaccines: ISPR

An aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force went to China this morning to bring five lakh doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine.
11 May 2021, 09:39 AM

Italian woman accidentally given six shots of Covid-19 vaccine

A 23-year-old Italian woman was under observation in a hospital in Tuscany after receiving six doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in error, news agency AGI reported on Monday (May 10).
11 May 2021, 08:07 AM

Indian doctors warn against cow dung as Covid-19 cure

Doctors in India are warning against the practice of using cow dung in the belief it will ward off Covid-19, saying there is no scientific evidence for its effectiveness and that it risks spreading other diseases.
11 May 2021, 04:47 AM

Pfizer Covid-19 shot expanded to US children as young as 12

US regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way to protect the nation’s adolescents before they head back to school in the fall and paving the way for them to return to more normal activities.
11 May 2021, 02:12 AM

11 Rohingyas died of Covid-19 in Cox’s Bazar so far: civil surgeon’s office

Deaths from Covid-19 in Cox’s Bazar today reached 100 and 11 among them are Rohingyas, according to the district Civil Surgeon’s office.
10 May 2021, 10:33 AM

38 Covid-19 deaths, 1,514 new cases recorded in 24 hours

Thirty-eight people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
10 May 2021, 10:18 AM

South Africa warns of 'vaccine apartheid' if rich countries hog shots

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that if wealthy nations hogged COVID-19 shots while millions in poor countries died waiting for them it would amount to "vaccine apartheid".
10 May 2021, 09:21 AM

Bangladesh to get 5 lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccine on May 12: Chinese ambassador

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming today officially announced the arrival of 5 lakh doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine on May 12.
10 May 2021, 06:38 AM

Emirates to fly medical aid to India for free

Emirates airline said on Sunday it will fly medical supplies from Dubai to nine cities in India free of charge from this week to help battle a devastating upsurge in the coronavirus.
9 May 2021, 13:02 PM

56 Covid-19 deaths reported in 24 hours; 1,386 infected

Fifty-six 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).
9 May 2021, 10:34 AM

EU sceptical on vaccine waiver, but ready to discuss proposal

The European Union is sceptical about the usefulness of waiving patent rights to COVID-19 vaccines as a way to fight the pandemic, but is ready to discuss a concrete proposal, the chairman of EU leaders Charles Michel said on Saturday.
8 May 2021, 11:52 AM

2 Bangladeshi returnees in Jashore quarantine detected with Indian Covid-19 variant

The Indian variant of Covid-19 was found in samples taken from two Bangladeshis, who returned from India and are now in institutional quarantine in Jashore.
8 May 2021, 11:18 AM

45 Covid-19 deaths recorded in 24 hours; positivity rate now 8.74%

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).
8 May 2021, 10:37 AM

Indian variant of Covid-19 found in Bangladesh

The highly contagious Indian variant of Covid-19 has been found in Bangladesh.
8 May 2021, 09:40 AM

26% of those testing Covid-19 negative developed antibodies, says Ctg study

Around 89 percent of people who tested positive for Covid-19 in RT-PCR, and 26 percent who tested negative, developed antibodies against the virus, according to a study conducted by researchers in Bangladesh’s Chattogram and USA.
8 May 2021, 09:05 AM

WHO tells G7 vaccine inequity 'unacceptable'

The WHO chief on Friday implored the G7 to prioritize equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines around the globe, branding the current imbalance morally inadmissible.
8 May 2021, 08:51 AM