A woman died of dengue fever this morning while undergoing treatment at Enam Medical College Hospital in Savar. She left behind her 40-day old baby.

Current data does not indicate that COVID-19 booster shots are needed, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Wednesday.

With the restrictions on social gatherings and tourist destinations being lifted from today, there will be no Covid-19 curbs in place in the country.

Four more patients have died of dengue, while 306 more were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday.

US health officials Wednesday announced plans to offer COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling.

Four patients have died of dengue, while 306 more dengue patients were hospitalized in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today.

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

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia took take her second dose of Covid-19 vaccine at Sheikh Russel Gastroliver Institute and Hospital this afternoon.

A record 329 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, with more than 300 of them getting admitted to hospitals in the capital.

Officials yesterday reported 7,535 new cases of coronavirus, marking a rise in the number of daily detections for three days in a row after a weeklong decline.

One more person has died of dengue while a record 329 more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today indicating a fast-rising trend in the disease.

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

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a nationwide lockdown on Tuesday after a new case of Covid-19 was discovered in the biggest city of Auckland

After weeks of lockdown, the government is allowing return of normalcy for the benefit of general people. The step comes based on a feeling of hope.

After months of stalling, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) yesterday finally announced that 25 people died of dengue at different hospitals across the country this year.

Certain areas within the jurisdiction of the city corporation require intensive care when it comes to Aedes mosquitoes. They need to be cleaned, fogged, and sprayed regularly -- something the city authorities have failed to do. Some experts say this is the prime reason behind the rise in this year’s dengue cases.

When there had been many incidents of people deserting their loved ones suffering from Covid infection, a man in Patuakhali’s Dashmina upazila town made it his mission to create awareness on the disease by going to houses of Covid patients.

In a major stride towards producing Covid-19 vaccine in the country, the government has struck a trilateral agreement for bottling, labelling and dispensing China’s Sinopharm vaccine.

At least 174 more people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services.

Medical ventilator, a crucial lifesaving equipment, is still scarce in rural and certain urban hospitals where coronavirus patients continue to suffer and die.