4th Omicron case detected in Bangladesh

Another case of Covid-19 Omicron variant infection has been identified in the country today.
28 December 2021, 13:21 PM

15 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

Fifteen dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
28 December 2021, 12:17 PM

One Covid-19 death, 397 cases recorded in 24 hours

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
28 December 2021, 11:00 AM

Administering Covid booster dose officially begins in Dhaka ‘on limited scale’

Bangladesh this morning officially began administering booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine, but “on a limited scale”.
28 December 2021, 06:37 AM

India approves Merck’s Covid pill, 2 more vaccines for restricted emergency use

India has given approval to two more vaccines and one antiviral drug of Merck to bolster its battle against Covid-19, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said today.
28 December 2021, 05:31 AM

CDC in US cut Covid isolation from 10 to 5 days

US health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.
28 December 2021, 04:10 AM

Omicron: 3rd case detected in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has detected its third case of the Covid-19 variant Omicron, confirmed the global genome sequence database GISAID yesterday.
27 December 2021, 18:37 PM

Covid-19 booster dose trial starts in Dhaka today

The government will begin rolling out the booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine on a trial basis for people 60 and over in Dhaka today.
27 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Chia seeds: What are the health benefits?

Chia seeds have become very popular of late for their nutritional properties. The widely used tiny black seeds come from the Salvia hispanica plants.
27 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Official administering of Covid-19 booster dose starts tomorrow

Booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine will officially be administered in Bangladesh from tomorrow, said Health Secretary Lokman Hossain Miah today.
27 December 2021, 17:27 PM

One Covid-19 death, 373 cases recorded in 24 hours

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
27 December 2021, 11:25 AM

11 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

Eleven dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
27 December 2021, 11:20 AM

Rural Bangladesh saw 22% increase in food insecurity during pandemic: IFPRI

Around 22.3 percent more rural Bangladeshi households reported food insecurity -- 18 months after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic than pre-pandemic times, according to a survey by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
27 December 2021, 08:47 AM

Omicron: India records 578 cases, night curfew in Delhi from tonight

Omicron spread to two more Indian states with total count of the new Covid-19 variant going up by more than 156 in a span of 24 hours till this afternoon, the health ministry said.
27 December 2021, 08:31 AM

Nine in 10 Covid cases were in Dhaka city

Four Covid-19 patients died and 268 new cases were reported in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM

RT-PCR tests to begin at Ctg airport from Jan 1

The RT-PCR Covid-19 detection tests for expatriates is set to start at Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport from January 1, 2022. 
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Omicron: Night curfew reimposed in Delhi from tomorrow over surge in Covid-19 infection

Night curfew will be reimposed in New Delhi, India from tomorrow amid a steady rise in Covid-19 cases and the outbreak of the Omicron variant, joining a number of other Indian cities and states to clamp the curb to check the spread of the infection.
26 December 2021, 16:47 PM

Dengue fever: 9 patients hospitalised in 24 hours

Only nine dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
26 December 2021, 13:13 PM

RT-PCR labs for Covid test to operate at Ctg airport from Jan 1

RT-PCR test to detect Covid-19 for outbound passengers is going to start at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram from January 1.
26 December 2021, 11:47 AM

4 Covid-19 deaths, 268 cases recorded in 24 hours

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).
26 December 2021, 10:57 AM