No Covid-19 deaths for 14th consecutive day

No Covid-19 deaths were reported for the 14th consecutive day in Bangladesh, while another 10 new cases were recorded in the 24 hours till 8am today.
4 May 2022

No Covid deaths for 13 consecutive days

No Covid-19 deaths were reported for 13 straight days till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
3 May 2022

No Covid-19 deaths reported in 24 hours, current positivity rate 0.40%

No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
2 May 2022

Over 25 crore Covid vaccine doses administered so far: DGHS

As of April 30, a total of 25,77,93,863 doses of Covid-19 vaccine, including booster doses, have been administered since the countrywide vaccination campaign was launched on February 7 last year.
1 May 2022

No Covid deaths in 24 hours, current positivity rate 0.95%

No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
1 May 2022

Is a fourth dose of Covid-19 mRNA vaccine needed?

A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) vaccine for over 60 has been approved in Israel. Two retrospective cohort studies now assess its COVID-19 prevention efficacy.
30 April 2022

17 new Covid cases in a day

Bangladesh reported 17 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday morning, taking the total number of cases to 19,52,691.
30 April 2022

Children aged 5-12 to get Covid jabs from June

Covid-19 vaccination campaign to inoculate children aged between 5 and 12 will begin from June this year, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said on Friday.
30 April 2022

No Covid deaths in 24 hours, current positivity rate 0.58%

No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 April 2022

Children aged 5-12 to get Covid-19 vaccine from June: Health Minister

Covid-19 vaccination campaign to inoculate children aged between 5 and 12 will begin from June this year, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday (April 29, 2022).
29 April 2022

US provides 3mn new formula Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses

The United States has provided 3 million doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh.
29 April 2022

No Covid deaths in 24 hours, current positivity rate 0.63%

No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
29 April 2022

Climate change may lead to more infectious diseases such as Covid, HIV, ebola

Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 — and that’s likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans, according to a new study.
28 April 2022

No Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, current positivity rate 0.41%

No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
28 April 2022

Bangladesh's initiative to build vaccine plant losing steam?

The country’s initiative to build a vaccine plant and research centre of its own is losing steam apparently with the intensity of the pandemic waning.
27 April 2022

No scope for complacency over Covid-19: Health Minister

Stating that there is no scope for complacency over the Covid-19, Health Minister Zahid Maleque today (April 27, 2022) urged all to maintain health safety guidelines as the virus still exists in the country.
27 April 2022

No Covid deaths in 24 hours, current positivity rate 0.47%

No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
27 April 2022

'Epidemic under control': Denmark suspends Covid vaccination campaign

Denmark, which in February lifted all curbs related to the coronavirus pandemic, said Tuesday it was suspending its widespread Covid-19 vaccination campaign.
27 April 2022

China reports first human case of H3N8 bird flu

China has recorded the first human infection with the H3N8 strain of bird flu, the country's health authority said on Tuesday (April 26), but said the risk of it spreading among people was low.
27 April 2022

No Covid-19 death in 24 hours, current positivity rate 0.38%

No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
26 April 2022