At least 873 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

With the health directorate reporting 7.38 percent Covid positivity rate yesterday, the highest in the last four months, a top health official said the transmission might spread faster among people living in shelter centres in the flood-hit areas for not following health safety rules properly.

At least 596 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday recommended COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months, allowing a nationwide rollout to start next week.

The number of Covid-19 cases declined yesterday as the health directorate reported 304 cases.

At least 304 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

People infected with the earliest version of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, first identified in South Africa in November, may be vulnerable to reinfection with later versions of Omicron even if they have been vaccinated and boosted, new findings suggest.

Amid a surging positivity rate Bangladesh recorded 433 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours till yesterday morning, taking the country’s total caseload to 1,955,427, the health directorate said.

At least 433 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

As the country’s Covid-19 positivity rate yesterday stood at 5.76 percent -- the highest since February 22, Health Minister Zahid Maleque urged people to take the vaccine booster shots.

At least 357 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

At least 31 new dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till this morning (June 16, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Dr Anthony Fauci, the face of America’s pandemic response through two White House administrations, has tested positive for the coronavirus.

With Covid cases rising every day, health officials have urged the people to wear a mask and take vaccines to keep the viral disease at bay.

The World Health Organization said it’s creating a new vaccine-sharing mechanism to stop the outbreak of monkeypox in more than 30 countries beyond Africa. The move could result in the UN health agency distributing scarce vaccine doses to rich countries that can otherwise afford them.

At least 232 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee on Thursday next week to assess whether the monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern.

At least two people including a community chief died due to diarrhoea in Remakri, a remote area of Thanchi, Bandarban.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) will conduct mobile court drives in all its ten zones simultaneously from tomorrow (June 15, 2022) to destroy breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes, known to be carriers of dengue virus.

At least 162 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).