Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Abdul Matin Khasru, who has been infected with Covid-19, was shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Dhaka Combined Military Hospital (CMH).

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

Like millions of American children, Brody Cotton has not seen the inside of a classroom in more than a year. As the COVID-19 pandemic left him navigating 7th grade from his couch in Carlsbad, California, Brody’s grades dropped from As and Bs to a D and two Fs last semester.

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.

Canadian health officials said they would stop offering AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine to people under age 55 and require a new analysis of the shot’s benefits and risks based on age and gender.

At the moment, government is not considering general holidays or closure like last year to tackle the transmission of coronavirus, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain said today.

The Directorate General of Health Services today mentioned 29 districts -- considered “risk areas”-- with higher transmission of Covid-19.

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.

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla today tweeted that the trial for their second Covid-19 vaccine “Covovax” already commenced and his company hopes to launch it by September this year.

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).

Britain is planning booster Covid-19 vaccines for over 70 year olds from September to protect them from new virus variants as the government drives ahead with its vaccine rollout, The Telegraph reported, citing the vaccine deployment minister.

Britain is close to striking a vaccine deal with the European Union as soon as this weekend that will remove the threat of the bloc cutting off supplies, The Times reported.

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).

EU leaders voiced frustration over a massive shortfall in contracted deliveries of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines, as a third wave of infections surged across Europe.