Bangladesh has achieved success in containing coronavirus when many other countries, including India, the UK and US, have failed to do so, Health Minister Zahid Maleque claimed yesterday.

At least 319 patients were hospitalised with dengue fever in 24 hours till 8:00am today.

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

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said Bangladesh has achieved success in containing coronavirus when many other countries, including India, UK and USA, have failed to do so.

A city in southern China that is trying to contain a coronavirus outbreak told the public Sunday not to leave, suspended bus and train service and closed cinemas, bars and other facilities.

The World Health Organisation recently urged countries in South-East Asia Region to enhance routine immunisation along with the ongoing efforts to rapidly increase COVID-19 vaccination coverage.

Ten crore people in the country will be vaccinated by December, Lokman Hossain Mian, secretary at the Health Services Division, said yesterday.

More than 2,000 Turks demonstrated in Istanbul on Saturday against official coronavirus-related mandates including vaccinations, tests and masks, responding to new government measures and an inoculation push.

At least 301 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8am today.

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

As many as ten crore people will be vaccinated by December, Senior Secretary of Health Service Division Lokman Hossain Miah said today.

Around 54 lakh doses of Sinopharm's Covid-19 vaccine reached Dhaka early today.

With the season of major religious festivals across India amidst concerns of a possible third wave of Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed the need for constant genome sequencing in order to monitor emergence of new variants of coronavirus.

Top US health officials believe that Pfizer Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine could be authorized for children aged 5-11 years old by the end of October, two sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.

The country recorded 38 deaths from Covid-19 in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, the lowest daily death toll in the last three months.

At least 248 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday.

The head of the WHO Europe was pessimistic yesterday about vaccines’ ability to put an end to the Covid pandemic, as new variants dash hopes of reaching herd immunity.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday  expressed hope that India would be able to supply Covid-19 vaccines to  Bangladesh as per the agreement once the neighbouring country’s  production rises. 

The government plans to administer two crore shots of Covid-19 vaccine each month to ramp up the ongoing vaccination drive as it hopes to get around 20 crore doses by the end of this year.

54 lakh doses of Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Dhaka early tomorrow morning.