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

The health directorate inoculated 120 schoolchildren, aged 12-17, with Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine yesterday as part of the trial run prior to largescale campaign.

At least 183 patients were hospitalised with dengue in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, of which 162 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Seven people died with coronavirus and 466 got infected in 24 hours till yesterday morning, read a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

At least three out of eight ultrasound machines, which had been lying idle for years at different government health complexes in eight upazilas of Faridpur, have gone out of order.

U.S. health advisers are debating if millions of Americans who received Moderna vaccinations should get a booster shot -- this time, using half the original dose.

At least 183 patients were hospitalised with dengue fever in the 24 hours preceding 8:00 am today of whom 162 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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

Trial run of Covid-19 vaccination of school students, aged 12-17, began at Colonel Malek Medical College Hospital in Manikganj today.

The health directorate will conduct a trial run of Covid-19 vaccination of school students at Colonel Malek Medical College Hospital in Manikganj today.

At least two more dengue patients died and 211 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, of which 162 are outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Production of Covid-19 vaccine under the government initiative will be delayed further, health ministry informed a parliamentary body today.

The World Health Organisation on Wednesday proposed 26 experts to form its new Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of novel pathogens, including several who served on its mission to Wuhan, China, to probe the source of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

At least two more dengue patients died, and 211 more were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) will conduct a test run for Covid-19 vaccination for school students at the Colonel Malek Medical College Hospital in Manikganj tomorrow.

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

The campaign to vaccinate school students -- aged between 12 and 17 -- will start this week, Prof Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, director general of the Directorate General of Health Services, said yesterday.

Bangladesh has performed better than Sweden and India in combating Covid-19, UNFPA Country Representative Dr Asa Torkelsson yesterday said.

At least two dengue patients died and 182 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday. Of them, 39 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

At least two dengue patients died and 182 patients were hospitalised in the 24 hours preceding 8am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).