There has been no decision yet on extension of the ongoing lockdown that is set to end on August 5, said State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain. 

Two hundred and eighteen have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today). The daily positivity rate during this period stood at 30.24 percent, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The Olympics host city Tokyo, as well as Thailand and Malaysia, announced a record number of COVID-19 infections on Saturday, mostly driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant of the disease.

So far, around half of teenagers from 12 to 17 in Tartu, Estonia’s second-largest city, have already received their first vaccine shot, and local health officials are working to reach 70% by the time school resumes on September 1.

Bangladesh today received 7.81 lakh doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines from Japan under the COVAX facility, bringing the total supply from the country to 10.26 lakh.

Seven people died of Covid-19 and four with symptoms at Covid units of three Bogura hospitals in 24 hours (till 8 am) today.

Md Atiqul Islam, mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), has urged city dwellers to clean their homes and surroundings every Saturday to stop Aedes mosquito breeding grounds from being created.

Eight people died of Covid-19 and six with Covid-like symptoms in Barishal division in 24 hours (till 8 am today).

As the government has decided to allow all export-oriented factories to open from tomorrow, thousands of garment workers are returning to workplaces in Gazipur amid a nationwide lockdown, raising fears of Covid-19 transmission.

Travel restrictions on inbound travelers from 10 countries, including Bangladesh, have been extended till August 15 amid threat of the feared Covid-19 Delta variant, Malacañang said Friday.

Thirteen people – seven male and six female -- died at the Covid unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in 24 hours till 8am today.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog received a third shot of coronavirus vaccine on Friday, kicking off a campaign to give booster doses to people aged over 60 as part of efforts to slow the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.

The world is at risk of losing hard-won gains in fighting Covid-19 as the highly transmissible Delta variant spreads, but WHO-approved vaccines remain effective, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

Compared to other days, roads of the capital were relatively quiet yesterday, the eighth day of the countrywide “strict lockdown”, as it was a weekend.

Wednesday was a nightmare for Shipra Baidya and her family.

The Covid infection rate has increased in 42 districts in the fourth week of this month compared to the third week.

The government has decided to inoculate at least 60 lakh people against Covid-19 in just six days starting from August 7, in what officials said would be a special campaign mainly targeting the elderly individuals in rural areas.

Major terminals and depots in the capital have become ideal breeding grounds for Aedes mosquito, the carrier of dengue virus, thanks to puddles formed in discarded tyres and plastic containers.

A fire gutted two deep freezers which used to preserve Covid vaccines at the civil surgeon’s office in Barguna yesterday morning.

The second consignment of Japan-manufactured AstraZeneca vaccine will arrive in Bangladesh tomorrow.