Officials yesterday reported 7,535 new cases of coronavirus, marking a rise in the number of daily detections for three days in a row after a weeklong decline.

One more person has died of dengue while a record 329 more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today indicating a fast-rising trend in the disease.

One hundred and ninety-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).

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a nationwide lockdown on Tuesday after a new case of Covid-19 was discovered in the biggest city of Auckland

In a major stride towards producing Covid-19 vaccine in the country, the government has struck a trilateral agreement for bottling, labelling and dispensing China’s Sinopharm vaccine.

At least 174 more people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services.

Medical ventilator, a crucial lifesaving equipment, is still scarce in rural and certain urban hospitals where coronavirus patients continue to suffer and die.

After weeks of lockdown, the government is allowing return of normalcy for the benefit of general people. The step comes based on a feeling of hope.

After months of stalling, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) yesterday finally announced that 25 people died of dengue at different hospitals across the country this year.

Certain areas within the jurisdiction of the city corporation require intensive care when it comes to Aedes mosquitoes. They need to be cleaned, fogged, and sprayed regularly -- something the city authorities have failed to do. Some experts say this is the prime reason behind the rise in this year’s dengue cases.

When there had been many incidents of people deserting their loved ones suffering from Covid infection, a man in Patuakhali’s Dashmina upazila town made it his mission to create awareness on the disease by going to houses of Covid patients.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has extended the vaccination registration deadline for Bangladeshi students studying abroad or planning to go to foreign universities till August 26.

At least 25 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year, all of whom died in July and August. 

One hundred seventy-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).

The government has signed a trilateral memorandum of understanding today for bottling, labelling and dispensing Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh.

Due to the shortage of Covid-19 vaccine doses, the government will not be able to launch the planned special mass vaccination campaign anytime soon, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.

Bangladesh has been combating Covid-19 for over 17 months. At present, Bangladesh is the second-most affected country in South Asia after India. Bangladesh has constantly shown one of the lowest test rates in the world and it has been inadequate to accurately understand the extent of transmission, particularly outside Dhaka division.

The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus jumped again yesterday after showing a dropping trend over the last five days.

With 198 new hospitalisations in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, the number of dengue cases has crossed the 6,000 mark, indicating a fast rise of the disease.

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