COVID-19 is common in pet cats and dogs whose owners have the virus, according to new research being presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) held online this year.

In patients hospitalised with COVID-19, excess inflammation generally underlies clinical progression. By reducing cytokine production, Janus kinase (Jak) inhibitors tamp down inflammation.

Selfie is a well-known word in the modern world of social media violence.

With the massive surge of Covid-19 patients in the eight districts of Rangpur division, authorities of two major Covid treatment hospitals in Dinajpur and Rangpur have stopped taking patients with acute symptoms, as all ICU (Intensive Care Unit) beds remain occupied.

New Zealand researchers have created a weight-loss device that uses magnets to clamp a patient's jaw together -- hailing it as a new tool against obesity despite critics likening it to an instrument of medieval torture. 

Russia reported its fifth record for daily Covid-19 deaths in a row yesterday, as countries around the world rushed to contain the rapid spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. 

Russia on Saturday reported 697 coronavirus-related deaths, the most confirmed in a single day since the pandemic began and the fifth day in a row it has set that record.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said there are positive indications from several countries regarding supplies of more Covid-19 vaccine doses for Bangladesh.

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller has said that the 2.5 million doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine that arrived in Dhaka last night and this morning are gift from the American people and its only objective is to save lives.

S Alam Group has donated 20 sets of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) to Bogura’s Mohammad Ali Hospital and Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital to resolve their needs.

India’s indigenous Covid-19 vaccine “Covaxin” is overall 77.8 percent effective against the virus and offers 65.2 percent protection against the fast-spreading Delta variant, the jab’s manufacturer Bharat Biotech said today.

Eleven people have died in three separate hospitals in Khulna in 24 hours, till 8 am today.

The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 tests should be carried out in schools in some circumstances to avoid the “harmful” effects of closures and remote learning.

Seven people have died of Covid-19 in 24 hours, till this morning, in Kushtia.

More doses of Moderna and Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport this morning.

One hundred and thirty-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).

​​​​​​​At least 320 people were arrested and 208 people were fined on the second day of the seven-day "strict lockdown" in the capital for defying Covid-19 restrictions and health guidelines.

Sylhet division has recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases in a day after 215 people tested positive in four districts of the division in 24 hours till this morning.

In 25 hours, 13 people have died in the Covid-19 units of Bogura’s Mohammad Ali Hospital and Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital.

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