Bangladesh, in principle, has agreed to a Chinese proposal to set up an "Emergency Covid-19 Vaccine Storage Facility" to ensure quick supply of vaccines among the South Asian countries during emergency.

Ninety-eight 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).

India will try its best to supply Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh, Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami said today.

US drugmaker Pfizer on Wednesday (April 21) confirmed that suspect doses of its coronavirus vaccine that were seized in Mexico and Poland were indeed fake, with doses going for as much as US$1,000 (S$1,328) a shot, according to US media.

India reported the world's highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases with 3,14,835 infections and 2,104 fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to figures released by Indian Health Ministry this morning.

Bangladesh has taken up the issue of speeding up delivery of about five lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines with India through diplomatic channels to ensure momentum of the vaccination drive in that country, diplomatic sources in India said today.

Ninety-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).

The Serum Institute of India said on Wednesday it would sell the AstraZeneca (AZN.L) vaccine to the country's state governments at 400 rupees ($5.30) per dose and to private hospitals at 600 rupees ($7.95).

A total of 507 Rohingya refugees were infected with Covid-19 in the camps of Cox's Bazar since the coronavirus outbreak started March last year.

Russia has proposed to manufacture its ‘Sputnik V’ Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh in collaboration with the local pharmaceuticals under a co-production arrangement while Bangladesh is searching other sources apart from India to get vaccines.

A study has found that people who contracted coronavirus after getting vaccinated are at lower health risk.

One hundred and twelve 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).

India’s capital Delhi will be placed under complete curfew for a week from tonight.

Novo Nordisk A/S and the University of Toronto (UofT) has announced a CAD 40 million investment to establish the Novo Nordisk Network for Healthy Populations, says a press release.

Vaccination is a simple, safe, and effective way of protecting people against harmful diseases before they come into contact with them.

Ramadan will see Muslims around the world observing daytime fasting for 30 days, abstaining from meals and drinks, while spending large portions of their time in prayers.

Rates of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), also called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, are significantly higher among people with COVID-19 than in

A past COVID-19 infection does not completely protect against reinfection in young people, according to an observational study of more than 3,000

India's drug regulator has given the clearance for restricted emergency use of Russian Covid-19 vaccine "Sputnik V", paving the way for a third vaccine against novel coronavirus as the country tries to check a surging second wave of the virus.

A Munich-based company hopes to help usher in a new era of coronavirus testing with an eye scan that, it says, takes just three minutes to identify carriers of the disease and has a hit rate of 95%.