President Joe Biden's Indo-Pacific policy chief said on Tuesday he was "relatively confident" a target for the production of a billion vaccine doses for the region by the end of 2022 would be met, despite the Covid-19 crisis in India, where they are due to be made.

Residents in Natore have expressed concern and discontent over district administration setting up a Covid-19 testing booth at the heart of the town.

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New research has shown that if people achieve and maintain substantial weight loss to manage their type 2 diabetes, many can also effectively control their high blood pressure and stop or cut down on their anti-hypertensive medication.

43 dead, 1,447 infected

China wants to deliver second consignment of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines as part of gifts to Bangladesh by June 13.

Authorities in Satkhira today imposed a week-long lockdown in the district, following a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases. The decision has been taken to break the chain of coronavirus transmission after the positivity rate in the district was found to be 53 percent, officials said.

The European Union on Friday submitted a plan to the World Trade Organization that it believes will more effectively broaden supply of Covid-19 vaccines than the intellectual property (IP) rights waiver backed by the United States.

Serum Institute of India has got Drug Controller General of India's green signal to manufacture Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in the country for examination, test and analysis with certain conditions, official sources said today.

A new outbreak of Covid-19 is growing near Myanmar's northwestern border with India, bringing the sharpest increase in cases since the military coup in February led to a collapse in health services and the testing programme.

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

The finance ministry has proposed a block allocation worth Tk 10,000 crore to meet the expenses related to unanticipated emergency requirements, like the budget of the previous fiscal.

Israel's Health Ministry said on Tuesday it found the small number of heart inflammation cases observed mainly in young men who received Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine in Israel were likely linked to their vaccination.

In an effort to increase the need and open a new door to healthcare, DocTime has brought fully digital telemedicine services to Bangladesh. In this app, a patient can find a doctor from various ranges of registered physicians, get consultation on video call by paying the consultation fee. At the end of the consultation, the doctor immediately uploads the e-prescription which the patient can download from the App.

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

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