India has approved Merck’s Covid-19 pill and two more vaccines for emergency use as the world’s second most populous country braces for a possible spike in coronavirus cases due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant.

The health directorate yesterday launched the campaign for administering Covid-19 vaccine booster doses “on a limited scale” in Dhaka.

The WHO yesterday warned that the Omicron coronavirus variant could lead to overwhelmed healthcare systems even though early studies suggest it leads to milder disease, as China and Germany brought back tough restrictions to stamp out new infection surges.

Four new Omicron Covid cases were reported in the country yesterday.

Another case of Covid-19 Omicron variant infection has been identified in the country today.

Fifteen dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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

Bangladesh this morning officially began administering booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine, but “on a limited scale”.

India has given approval to two more vaccines and one antiviral drug of Merck to bolster its battle against Covid-19, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said today.

US health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.

Bangladesh has detected its third case of the Covid-19 variant Omicron, confirmed the global genome sequence database GISAID yesterday.

The government will begin rolling out the booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine on a trial basis for people 60 and over in Dhaka today.

Booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine will officially be administered in Bangladesh from tomorrow, said Health Secretary Lokman Hossain Miah today.

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

Eleven dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Omicron spread to two more Indian states with total count of the new Covid-19 variant going up by more than 156 in a span of 24 hours till this afternoon, the health ministry said.

The RT-PCR Covid-19 detection tests for expatriates is set to start at Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport from January 1, 2022. 

Four Covid-19 patients died and 268 new cases were reported in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

Night curfew will be reimposed in New Delhi, India from tomorrow amid a steady rise in Covid-19 cases and the outbreak of the Omicron variant, joining a number of other Indian cities and states to clamp the curb to check the spread of the infection.

Only nine dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).