Brac has launched antigen-based Covid-19 rapid testing at nine cattle markets under the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) starting today.

No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic.

Tens of thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims circled Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Sunday, but remained socially distanced and wore masks as the coronavirus takes its toll on the hajj for a second year running.

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

Singapore's health ministry reported 88 new locally-transmitted coronavirus cases on Sunday, the highest daily toll since August last year, driven by growing clusters of infections linked to karaoke bars and a fishery port.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has received an SMS for her first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, as she registered online through the government-approved app, Surokkha, 10 days back.

The health directorate is concerned about the violation of health safety guidelines at the cattle markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, Dr Nazmul Islam, spokesperson of the directorate, said today.

The government has approved 78 private healthcare organisations across the country for using rapid antigen test kits for Covid-19 tests.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami today left for New Delhi via Akhaura International Immigration Check-post in Brahmanbaria.

At least 68 dengue patients have been hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till 8:00am today.

At least 12 patients with mental illnesses, three doctors and seven nurses have been infected with Covid-19 at Pabna Mental Hospital recently.  

Seven people died of Covid-19 and 4 with Covid-like symptoms in Barishal division in 24 hours (till 8am today).

Facebook on Saturday defended itself against U.S. President Joe Biden's assertion that the social media platform is "killing people" by allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to proliferate, saying the facts tell a different story.

A total of 3 million doses of Moderna vaccine will reach Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:20pm tomorrow.

Austria and the US said on Saturday they were investigating reports of US diplomats and other officials in Vienna falling sick with health problems similar to the so-called “Havana syndrome”.

Seventeen Covid-19 patients died at four hospitals in Khulna in 24 hours till this morning.

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

Garment workers in Gazipur will be vaccinated from today (Sunday), without registration, said Dr Khairuzzaman, civil surgeon of Gazipur.

Traffic moving at a snail’s pace, shoppers huddling together, and masks being ignored in general, with the coronavirus wreaking havoc across the country, one might be perplexed to know that this is the current scenario on the roads of Dhaka.

The fatalities and new cases of Covid-19 have both shot up this week, coincidentally, with the lifting of lockdown on July 15 despite health experts’ best advice.