The head of the WHO Europe was pessimistic yesterday about vaccines’ ability to put an end to the Covid pandemic, as new variants dash hopes of reaching herd immunity.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday  expressed hope that India would be able to supply Covid-19 vaccines to  Bangladesh as per the agreement once the neighbouring country’s  production rises. 

54 lakh doses of Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Dhaka early tomorrow morning.

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

At least 248 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8am today.

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today said schools and colleges will be closed again if coronavirus infection rate increases.

The transmission of novel coronavirus continues to decline as the health directorate reported 8.76 percent positivity rate yesterday.

The World Health Organization has urged countries to avoid giving out extra Covid jabs until year-end, pointing to the millions worldwide who have yet to receive a single dose.

Dengue cases in the country have crossed the 13,000 mark yesterday, pointing to the worsening situation.

One more died while at least 317 new dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today. With the new cases, a total of 13,007 people were hospitalised with dengue fever this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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

An estimated 66 to 70 percent of India’s 1.3 billion population have been infected with Covid-19, concluded a sero-survey conducted in July.

A woman has been "mistakenly" administered two doses of Covid-19 vaccine at Baliadangi Upazila Health Complex in Thakurgaon, health officials said today.

As the number of people who registered for Covid vaccine is much higher than the capacity of vaccination centres, people are receiving texts late, Nazmul Islam, spokesperson for the health directorate, said yesterday.

Getting tested and vaccinated for Covid-19 was no less than a trauma for Tanisha Yasmin Chaity, a young transwoman and a development worker based in Cox’s Bazar.

A 79-year-old woman reportedly received two jabs of Covid-19 vaccine within five minutes today at Pirgacha Upazila Health Complex vaccination centre in Rangpur.

At least 256 more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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

Usage of intensive care units for Covid-19 cases at Malaysia's hospitals rose on Tuesday (Sept 7) to 84 percent, health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah said on Wednesday.

The Covid-19 pandemic had a "devastating" impact on the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in 2020, according to a report released by the Global Fund on Wednesday.