Vietnam jailed a man on Monday for five years for breaking strict COVID-19 quarantine rules and spreading the virus to others, state media reported.

Bangladesh’s Information Minister Hasan Mahmud, who is visiting India -- ahead of his proposed meetings with Indian foreign, and information and broadcasting ministers -- has said that New Delhi assured Dhaka of more deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines "when the situation further improves here."

Cuba on Monday became the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age of two against Covid-19, using home-grown jabs not recognized by the World Health Organization.

The mass vaccination drive to inoculate around 34 lakh people with the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine has started this morning across the country.

The government’s plan to inoculate people from almost all age groups including adolescents without ensuring a steady supply of vaccines appears to be anything but practical.

The number of new cases increased slightly with 2,710 infections recorded in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

China National Biotec Group has suggested Chinese authorities offer the public an additional third shot of its COVID-19 inactivated vaccines as a booster shot, according to a senior executive of the company.

Health Minister Zahed Maleque today reiterated that upon recommendations from WHO and Covid-19 Technical Committee of the country, the government will administer vaccine to children and adolescents -- aged between 12 and 17 years.

In absence of any systematic plan from the government or the BGMEA, an overwhelming majority of workers in Ashulia and Savar industrial belt are yet to be registered for Covid-19 vaccines.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has stated that there is currently no plan in place to vaccinate under 18 individuals against Covid-19.

According to the current date, in Bangladesh about 4.4% (7.13 M) of the population is fully vaccinated and about 24.8 million doses have given. However, these number could be much higher if the people would much aware of being vaccinated but for being illiterate and spreading misconception through different medium most of the elderly citizens are not willing to take the vaccine.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said anyone aged 18 and above will get Covid-19 vaccines from now on.

Already armed with four fully-approved Covid-19 vaccines, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the phase-three human trial of yet another vaccine, Corbevax, by private pharma major Biological E’s for adults, children and adolescents.

The Philippines' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved the emergency use of Moderna's Covid-19 doses for children ages 12 to 17, the agency's chief said.

They used to target people travelling abroad and make promise of expediting their Covid-19 vaccination process. By doing so, they have deceived a good number of people.

Expecting and nursing mothers will be able to take the Covid-19 vaccine without confirmation SMS after registration.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said the government has purchased Covid-19 vaccines worth about Tk 3,000 crore within a short time.

Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Bangladesh, Ambassador Rensje Teerink, has said that they have promised 10 million Covid-19 vaccine doses for Bangladesh, mentioning that it is not justified to say the EU is not generous enough in terms of vaccine-sharing.

Expecting and nursing mothers will be able to take Covid-19 vaccine without confirmation SMS after registration.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told parliament that the government has made arrangements to get more than one crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines every month.