Two hundred and forty-seven people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

At least 123 people with dengue fever have been admitted to hospitals in the country during 24 hours till 8 am today, which is the single-day highest of this year.

The chief executive of the tobacco business Philip Morris International (PMI) has called on the UK government to ban cigarettes within a decade, in a move that would outlaw its own Marlboro brand.

A mixed vaccination of first AstraZeneca (AZN.L) and then a Pfizer (PFE.N) COVID-19 shot boosted neutralizing antibody levels by six times compared with two AstraZeneca doses, a study from South Korea showed.

A doctor in Chattogram died of Covid-19 at a private hospital in the port city last night.

Sylhet division has recorded the highest number of Covid-19 deaths in a day after 14 persons died in the division in 24 hours till this morning. Earlier on July 18, the previous highest of 12 deaths was recorded.

As coronavirus cases ravaged India this spring, Anil Sharma visited his 24-year-old son Saurav at a private hospital in northwest New Delhi every day for more than two months. In May, as India’s new COVID-19 cases broke global records to reach 400,000 a day, Saurav was put on a ventilator.

Six people died of Covid-19 and 12 with Covid-like symptoms in Barishal division in 24 hours (till 8 am today).

Dhaka dwellers, mainly office-goers, faced difficulties on the road due to lack of transport as some offices including banks, stock exchange and several emergency services reopened yesterday amid the “strict lockdown” after Eid-ul-Azha holiday.

Seventeen people died while being treated at the Covid units of hospitals in Bogura till 8am today.

An unvaccinated snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo has contracted Covid-19.

Seventeen people died at the Covid unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in 24 hours till 8am today.

Supreme Court lawyer and former district judge ATM Golam Kibria died of Covid-19 yesterday.

Eighteen patients died while undergoing treatment at the Covid units of five Khulna hospitals in 24 hours till 8am today.

The Covid pandemic has entered a phase where hospitals across the country are being pushed to their limits.

The government has asked providers to boost oxygen supplies and made plans to reign in excessive wastage of the life-saving gas in hospitals and install Pressure Swing Absorption oxygen generators in facilities with no central oxygen system.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque fears that the country may face a new health crisis as the number of dengue patients continues to rise along with Covid cases.

Public and vehicular movement increased on the streets of Dhaka and elsewhere yesterday on the first weekday after the Eid-ul-Azha holidays and the third day of the countrywide lockdown.

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Tangail General Hospital, damaged after catching fire, has yet to resume functioning eight days into the incident.  

The government is planning to inoculate one crore people with Covid-19 vaccines each month, says Health minister Zahid Maleque.