As the Delta variant continues to spread and the number of critical coronavirus patients keeps rising in hospitals, the country faces the bleak prospect of running out of Covid-dedicated beds, especially those in ICUs.

The cabinet division yesterday asked people to avoid all sorts of public gatherings, wear masks and follow the health rules to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

The government would purchase 1.5 crore doses of Sinopharm vaccine from China at a lower price than the one mentioned in the previous agreement.

Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GSK) has asked the government to buy 20 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine and said that the Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital has been appointed the vaccine manufacturer’s sole distributor in Bangladesh.

Several hundred expatriate migrant workers -- mostly from Saudi Arabia -- yesterday demonstrated for a few hours at the vaccination centre at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital (SSMCH), demanding they be adminstered the Pfizer vaccine.

The number of people registering for Covid-19 vaccination through the Surokkha app in Bangladesh reached the 1 crore mark tonight.

At least 69 patients infected with dengue were admitted to hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8am today.

Military-ruled Myanmar reported record numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths on Wednesday, as it suffers its most severe wave of infections so far.

Europe's drug regulator said on Wednesday the Delta variant of the coronavirus will account for 90% of strains in circulation in the European Union by the end of August, with both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine needed to protect against the fast-spreading variant.

India has capped at 70 percent the trade margins of five medical devices commonly used by Covid-19 patients in order to bring down maximum retail prices.

Science and Technology Affairs Minister Yeafesh Osman today inaugurated the Covid-19 vaccination programme for project officials and employees of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) in Pabna.

The Covid-19 curve in the US is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings.

The Cabinet Division today asked people to strictly maintain health safety guidelines during the eight-day relaxation of restrictions.

Two hundred and ten 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 government is going to buy 1.5 crore doses of Sinopharm vaccine from China at a lower price than mentioned in the previous agreement.

Migrant workers will get Moderna Covid-19 vaccine after the stock of Pfizer vaccine ends by today or tomorrow in seven Dhaka hospitals, health directorate officials said today.

There is a chance that Covid-19 transmissions will rise since the ongoing lockdown has been withdrawn for a week, health officials said today.

Twenty-five more people – 15 male and 10 female -- died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital's (RMCH) Covid unit in 24 hours till this morning.

Twelve patients died while undergoing treatment at the Covid units of three Khulna hospitals in 24 hours till 8am today.

Officials reported 203 deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, taking the official death toll from coronavirus to 16,842.