Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen yesterday said a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on coproduction of Sinopharm vaccine in Bangladesh is ready for signing and it should be done without any delay.

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said the government has enough Covid-19 vaccine in hand now to start a nationwide mass inoculation from next Saturday.

About 44 percent of the Covid deaths and around 40 percent of the infections so far were recorded in less than three months after the detection of the Delta variant in the country on May 8, shows the health directorate data.

The national expert committee on Covid-19 vaccination yesterday recommended providing vaccines to expecting and lactating mothers after the High Court on the same day asked the government to finalise its decision in this regard within 72 hours.

Dengue patients have been struggling to find treatment at the public hospitals in the capital as the major facilities are burdened with Covid-19 patients.

The health directorate inspected three hospitals in the capital’s Uttara and found widespread irregularities, including treating Covid-19 patients without permission and that too with insufficient equipment and shortage of trained doctors and nurses.

Former finance minister AMA Muhith has breathing problems, seven days after being diagnosed with Covid-19.

The vaccines for Covid-19 give protection against infection of the deadly coronavirus and anyone who is jabbed face less severity in case of breakthrough infection, found two different studies by local organisations.

Many Bangladeshis are facing slow death from silicosis after their return from India following years of work at stone crushing fields in different states of the neighbouring country.

A total of 6,16,780 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine will reach Dhaka tomorrow -- the third consignment of the vaccine sent from Japan.

Two hundred and forty-six people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today) and the current positivity rate is 29.91 percent, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Bangladesh will soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China to co-produce Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines in Bangladesh, said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today.

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The national expert committee on Covid-19 vaccination has recommended providing vaccines to expecting and nursing mothers.

Former Finance Minister AMA Muhith, who was admitted to Dhaka Combined Military Hospital after he was diagnosed with Covid-19 a week ago, is still facing breathing problems.

Antibodies were found in 98 percent people who received full (double) dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine produced by Serum Institute of India -- called Covishield -- finds a study conducted by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

At least 287 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the country during 24 hours (till 8:00 am today) -- a new record in single-day infection this year.

The High Court today asked the government to finalise its decision about providing Covid-19 vaccine to expecting mothers on priority basis and to announce it in 72 hours.

Barishal division recorded 31 new Covid-19 related deaths in 24 hours till this morning, which is the division's highest single-day fatalities this year, according to divisional health department authorities.

A preponderance of evidence proves the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic leaked from a Chinese research facility, said a report by US Republicans released on Monday, a conclusion that US intelligence agencies have not reached.