US health regulators on Monday granted full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, a shot that’s already been given to tens of millions of Americans since its emergency authorization over a year ago.

A total of 322 Covid-19  patients died in January -- around four times higher than the 91 deaths in December.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday he had tested positive for COVID-19 but was feeling fine and would continue to work remotely while following public health guidelines.

The US has donated an additional 10 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh via COVAX, bringing the total US contribution to more than 38.6 million doses -- with millions more scheduled to arrive over the coming months.

At least 13,501 new infections were recorded and 31 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

 The actual Covid-19 caseload in Bangladesh at present is most definitely higher than what is being reported officially, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday -- highlighting the severity of the ongoing wave of coronavirus cases.

The highly transmissible Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus - the most common form of which is known as BA.1 - now accounts for nearly all of the coronavirus infections globally, although dramatic surges in Covid-19 cases have already peaked in some countries.

A pregnant woman in Bogura, who was diagnosed with Covid-19, died today from eclampsia after giving birth to a baby boy at Bogura's 250-bed Mohammad Ali Hospital in the morning.

At least 12,183 new infections were recorded and 34 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) has lowered the Coronavirus-related quarantine period, from 14 to 10 days, considering the current infection rate.

India says it has fully vaccinated 75 percent of its estimated 94 crore adult population with Covid-19 vaccines.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said the actual number of Coronavirus-infected people in Bangladesh is much higher than what's officially reported.

The government has again lowered the age limit -- to 40 -- for booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine.

The health directorate yesterday reported 21 new Covid-19 deaths -- the highest since October 6 last year.

Following a surge in Covid-19 cases, the local administration in Rajshahi imposed night-time restrictions on businesses in the city and nine upazilas of the district from yesterday evening.

At least 10,378 new infections were recorded and 21 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Following a surge in Covid-19 cases, the local administration in Rajshahi imposed night-time restrictions on businesses in the city and nine upazilas of the district starting this evening.

The country reported 20 more Covid-linked deaths with 15,440 fresh cases in 24 hours till yesterday morning.

How many times can I reuse my N95 mask? It depends, but you should be able to use N95s and KN95s a few times.

Australia suffered its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday with nearly 100 deaths, but several large states said they expect hospital admissions to fall amid hopes that the latest wave of infections would begin to subside.