At least 18 patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Over 4,500 flights were cancelled around the world by Saturday and thousands more were delayed as the highly infectious Omicron variant disrupted holiday travel, according to tracking website Flightaware.

Bangladesh yesterday reported 342 Covid-19 cases while the Coronavirus claimed overnight one life.

Only seven dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, the first time after around six months, when the number of infections dropped to a single digit.

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

Only seven dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today,  according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The WHO warned that rich countries cannot use boosters to escape the coronavirus, as nations scrambled to contain Omicron surges.

Twenty-four dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, according to the DGHS.

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorised Merck & Co's (MRK.N) antiviral pill for Covid-19, after giving the go-ahead to a similar treatment from Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) a day earlier.

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

The Chinese city of Xian has imposed tight curbs on outbound travel and commuting within the city, putting its 13 million residents in a lockdown as a new COVID-19 outbreak sees community cases tick higher.

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

British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca today said that a third, or "booster", dose of its Covid-19 vaccine Vaxzevria (previously AstraZeneca) "significantly" lifted antibody levels against the Omicron strain in a laboratory study.

States across India have begun imposing fresh curbs on large gatherings ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations as the number of cases of Covid-19 Omicron variant continues to go up.

Two new British studies provide some early hints that the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be milder than the delta version.

The World Health Organization’s top official in Europe urged governments to prepare for a “significant surge” in coronavirus cases across the continent due to the Omicron variant, which is already dominant in several countries.

AstraZeneca Plc said on Tuesday it is working with Oxford University to produce a vaccine for the Omicron coronavirus variant, joining other

Japan has provided 704,010 more doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to Bangladesh, bringing the total number of vaccines from the east Asian country to 4.5 million.

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

One more dengue patient died while at least 70 were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).