The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has directed the international airports in the country to remain on high alert to prevent the spread of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron.

Britain on Saturday, November 27, 2021, announced tougher entry rules for all arriving passengers and the return of a masks mandate, after confirming its first two cases of the new Omicron strain of Covid-19.

Seventy-four dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) on Covid-19 has recommended ban on travel from countries where the new variant Omicron has spread.

Three people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Bangladesh is in the midst of mass poisoning. According to the Institute of Health Metrics Evaluation (IHME), currently, around 60 percent of all children in Bangladesh have blood lead poisoning. Their average blood lead label is more than 5 micrograms per decilitre. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), lead is a toxin even at very low concentrations and there is no “safe” level of lead exposure, particularly for children. Blood lead levels above 5 micrograms per decilitre are considered alarming, and a cause of urgent action. More than 10 million children in Bangladesh are severely poisoned by lead.

As India braced to guard against the Omicron variant of Covid-19, two travellers who flew in from South Africa to the Indian IT hub of Bengaluru have tested positive for the virus and their samples have been sent for genome sequencing to ascertain the mutant, officials said.

In clinical trials, pulmonary rehabilitation lowers the risk for readmission following hospitalisation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations.

First JCI-accredited hospital of Bangladesh, Evercare Hospital Dhaka, has recently reported the successful completion of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), a complex procedure in cardiovascular surgery, says a press release.

The Co-Chairs of The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response presented their findings recently in the new report titled Losing Time: End this pandemic and secure the future.

A sinus stack usually involves pain in the forehead or between the eyes, upper teeth ache, heavy full face feeling, stuffed and congested nose. In addition, you may have a common complaint that sends many people to a doctor’s office.

Antibiotic resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest public health challenges of our time.

The government is preparing to introduce travel bans on South Africa and other countries where the Omicron variant of coronavirus has been found.

Bangladesh yesterday reported 155 Covid-19 cases while the coronavirus claimed overnight two lives.

Fears mounted yesterday that a highly-infectious new coronavirus strain was pushing its way into Europe as the world brought the shutters down to contain the new Omicron variant.

At least 87 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Two cases of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been detected in Britain, health minister Sajid Javid said on Saturday.

One hundred percent of the United Arab Emirates' population has received at least one dose of a vaccine against Covid-19, the health ministry has said.

Dutch health authorities said that 61 people who arrived in Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa on Friday tested positive for COVID-19, and they were conducting further testing early Saturday to see if any of the infections are with the recently discovered Omicron coronavirus variant.

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).