Steps are underway to provide diabetic patients with free insulin at government hospitals in the future, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.

The targeted Covid-19 vaccination will be a vital enabler in bringing students back to schools, which is essential to their educational development and Bangladesh’s continuing economic and social progress, said British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson today.

At least 176 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am today, of whom 41 are outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The United States has announced 14 million more Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for Bangladesh under the COVAX facility, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said today.

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

Students would soon be able to get Covid-19 jabs at their own school premises as the government looks to fix the chaotic situation that prevails each day at the eight vaccination centres to inoculate 12-17-year olds.

The number of dengue patients this year has crossed the 25,000 mark yesterday.

Uber today announced that it will provide 50,000 free rides -- worth Tk 1 crore -- for citizens travelling to and from vaccination centres across the greater Dhaka area.

The total number of dengue patients across the country this year so far crossed 25,000 mark today.

Two people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said that France has declared 2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine for Bangladesh.

Pfizer Inc has applied for approval from Japan's health ministry to use Covid-19 vaccines on children aged 5 to 11, it said in a statement released on Wednesday.

Eskayef Pharmaceuticals yesterday rolled out the world’s first oral anti-Covid drug Molnupiravir after the drug administration gave emergency production and marketing authorisation of the pill that is said to halve the rate of hospitalisations and deaths in high-risk Covid-19 patients.

One more dengue patient died while at least 106 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am today of which 24 are outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Bangladesh is set to get 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine from Saudi Arabia and 3.3 million from Poland soon.

A doctor in Dhaka has prescribed molnupiravir (Eskayef's Monuvir) for the first time for treatment of Covid-19 in Bangladesh.

One more dengue patient died while 106 were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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

The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has issued marketing authorisation for the first-ever Covid-19 pill molnupiravir to two pharmaceutical companies in the country.

Oral antiviral pills from Merck & Co and Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE have been shown to significantly blunt the worst outcomes of COVID-19 if taken early enough, but doctors warn vaccine hesitant people not to confuse the benefit of the treatments with prevention afforded by vaccines.