Two more dengue patients died while 219 were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

India today reported less than 20,000 new Covid-19 cases for the first time in over seven months, reflecting the sustained downward graph of the infectious disease, Indian health ministry data said.

A nationwide mass vaccination campaign began today with a target to vaccinate 75 lakh people on the occasion of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's birthday.

Twenty-five lakh more doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, under the COVAX facility, arrived in Bangladesh early today.

The government reopened schools and colleges after 18 months, instructing authorities to strictly maintain health rules. The government is supposed to monitor whether the educational institutions are ensuring health guidelines.

The number of child patients has shot up at hospitals in Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts as cold-related diseases including cough, fever, respiratory infections, diarrhoea spread due to fluctuation of temperature between day and night time.

The government begins a special daylong drive at 9:00am today to administer the first dose of the Covid vaccine to 75 lakh people marking the 75th birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Seventy-five lakh people will receive the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine to mark the 75th birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tomorrow, said Prof Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, director general of the Directorate General of Health Services, during an online briefing this afternoon.

Twenty-five 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).

Pfizer Inc said on Monday it has started a mid-to-late-stage study testing its investigational oral antiviral drug for the prevention of Covid-19 infection among those who have been exposed to the virus.

Two more dengue patients died while 214 were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The Covid-19 pandemic reduced life expectancy in 2020 by the largest amount since World War Two, according to a study published on Monday by Oxford University, with the life expectancy of American men dropping by more than two years.

At least two more dengue patients died while 242 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The government will run a special campaign tomorrow to inoculate 80 lakh people with the first dose of Covid-19 vaccines and mark the birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.

The RT-PCR tests at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, mandatory for travel to the UAE, where a large population of expatriate Bangladeshis reside, is expected to start from Tuesday.

Singapore's health ministry reported 1,939 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic.

Two more dengue patients died while 242 were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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

A mass vaccination programme will be held on September 28, marking Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s birthday.

Another consignment of 25 lakh doses of Pfizer vaccine will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka tomorrow, said a press release from the health ministry today.