Migrant workers will get Moderna Covid-19 vaccine after the stock of Pfizer vaccine ends by today or tomorrow in seven Dhaka hospitals, health directorate officials said today.

There is a chance that Covid-19 transmissions will rise since the ongoing lockdown has been withdrawn for a week, health officials said today.

Twenty-five more people – 15 male and 10 female -- died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital's (RMCH) Covid unit in 24 hours till this morning.

Twelve patients died while undergoing treatment at the Covid units of three Khulna hospitals in 24 hours till 8am today.

Officials reported 203 deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, taking the official death toll from coronavirus to 16,842.

The World Health Organization’s chief scientist advised against people mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, calling it a “dangerous trend” since there was little data available about the health impact.

The current Covid-19 vaccination campaign in the country is set to get a boost with the expected arrival of around 1.6 crore vaccine doses by the end of August.

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

Malaysia reported 11,079 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the most number of cases recorded in a single day since the start of the pandemic.

India’s first Covid-19 patient—a woman medico -- has tested positive again for the virus more than a year after recovering from the first bout of the disease in the southern state of Kerala, state health authorities said today.

At least 48 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals around the country in 24 hours till 8am today.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today indicated that Bangladesh will soon receive large numbers of Covid-19 vaccine doses from several sources, including under the COVAX facility.

Global Covid-19 caseload has now surged past 187 million, as the second wave of Covid-19 continues its onslaught across the world even with mass inoculations underway.

Nineteen patients died while undergoing treatment at the Covid units of four Khulna hospitals in 24 hours till 8am today.

The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce a new warning on Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine related to a rare autoimmune disorder, the Washington Post reported on Monday, citing four people familiar with the matter.

The World Health Organization's chief scientist on Monday advised against people mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, calling it a "dangerous trend" since there was little data available about the health impact.

Just a day after the health directorate’s grim warnings over the deteriorating Covid situation, the government yesterday announced relaxing the ongoing “strict lockdown” ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.

The number of daily new cases of Covid-19 set another record yesterday with officials reporting 13,768 detections.

China is waiting for the nod from the Bangladesh government to start co-production of Covid-19 vaccines in the country.

The mass vaccination programme is set to resume from today in Chattogram.