British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out plans on Monday to end social and economic COVID-19 restrictions in England in two weeks' time, a test of whether a rapid vaccine rollout offers enough protection from the highly contagious Delta variant.

Supply of oxygen from India through Benapole port resumed yesterday after two months of suspension following oxygen shortage in the neighbouring country.

Amid a surge in Coronavirus patients, the government has directed 1,239 doctors working at medical colleges to join Covid units at public hospitals and upazila health complexes across the country.

Passengers from eight countries including India, Nepal and South Africa will not be able to enter Bangladesh, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab) said today.

The High Court today asked the authorities concerned to inform the principal secretary at the prime minister’s office (PMO) and the attorney general about "Oxyjet," a device invented by Biomedical Engineering Department of Buet as an alternative to high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) in order to resolve the oxygen crisis for Covid-19 patients.

On the fifth day of the of the ongoing lockdown which was extended till July 14, police have arrested 413 persons on charge of defying Covid-19 restrictions and health guidelines on Dhaka streets.

All types of domestic flight operation will remain suspended from 12:01am on July 8 until July 14 in accordance with government guidance and instruction.  

From now on outbound migrant workers will be able to access Surokkha app for Covid-19 vaccine registration as a separate registration option for them has been included on the app.

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

A leaked health ministry document has prompted calls in Thailand for medical staff inoculated against COVID-19 to be given a booster of an mRNA vaccine, after it included a comment that such a move could dent public confidence in Sinovac Biotech's vaccine.

Bangladesh is seeing a gradual rise in dengue cases with health authorities confirming 39 new cases in 24 hours until this morning.

Five employees of Globe Biotech Limited were allegedly harassed by locals when they tried to capture wild monkeys at Barmi Bazar, under Sreepur upazila of Gazipur, for research purposes.

A new Covid-19 strain that is much more dangerous than the Delta variant has been detected in more than 30 countries in the past four weeks, says the Health Ministry.

Eight more people died from Covid-19 in Bogura in 24 hours (till 8 am today). At least 314 tested positive for Covid-19, out of 1162 samples – taking the positivity rate to 27.02 percent.

The government has extended the ongoing “strict lockdown” till July 14, considering the surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths.

Half of the Covid-19 patients admitted at different hospitals across the country are from villages, Director General of the health directorate, Prof Dr ABM Khurshid Alam said today.

The government is considering lowering the age bar from 40 years to 35, to include more people in the vaccination campaign.

Fourteen more people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8am today) in Kushtia. Meanwhile, three persons have died with Covid-19 symptoms.

Eighteen more people died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital's (RMCH) Covid unit in 24 hours till this morning.

Seventeen people died while undergoing treatment at the Covid units of four Khulna hospitals in 24 hours till 8:00am today.