Covid-19 vaccination drive for Dhaka University teachers, students, officials and employees will begin tomorrow at a temporary set-up at the university’s Martyred Intellectual Dr Muhammad Murtaza Medical Centre.

Most emerging infectious diseases of humans (like COVID-19) are zoonotic – caused by viruses originating from other animal species.

Under the Covax initiative, around 20 percent people of the country will be vaccinated by December this year, said Zahid Maleque, Health and Family Welfare Minister.

At least 188 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday of which 30 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

About five lakh migrant workers have registered through the Ami Probashi app to get inoculated for Covid-19, said Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) Director General Shahidul Alam yesterday.

The expatriates’ welfare ministry will pay Tk 1,600 in fees for the RT-PCR test for coronavirus at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for each migrant worker going to the United Arab Emirates.

At least 188 patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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

Worldwide deaths related to Covid-19 surpassed 5 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, with unvaccinated people particularly exposed to the virulent Delta strain.

The government will spend an estimated Tk 17,000 crore this fiscal year to procure Covid-19 vaccines as it has secured access to around 24 crore doses from multiple sources.

Twenty-one people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, said a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services.

At least one more dengue patient died while 165 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Drugmaker Merck said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and that it would soon ask health officials in the U.S. and around the world to authorize its use.

A total of 7.9 lakh AstraZeneca vaccine shots will be arriving in Bangladesh from Germany tomorrow.

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

One dengue patient died while 165 people were hospitalised with dengue fever in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Malaysia has given conditional approval for a Covid-19 vaccine made by China's Sinovac (SVA.O) to be used on young people aged between 12 and 17, its health ministry said on Friday.

At least 190 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Twenty-three 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).

At least 190 patients were hospitalised in 24 hours preceding 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).