79-year-old gets two shots of Covid-19 vaccine within minutes in Rangpur

A 79-year-old woman reportedly received two jabs of Covid-19 vaccine within five minutes today at Pirgacha Upazila Health Complex vaccination centre in Rangpur.
8 September 2021

256 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 256 more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
8 September 2021

Covid-19: 52 dead in 24 hours, positivity rate now 9.07%

Fifty-two people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
8 September 2021

Malaysia's ICU usage rises to 84% as Covid-19 cases stay high

Usage of intensive care units for Covid-19 cases at Malaysia's hospitals rose on Tuesday (Sept 7) to 84 percent, health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah said on Wednesday.
8 September 2021

Covid has 'devastating' impact on fight against HIV, TB, malaria: Global Fund

The Covid-19 pandemic had a "devastating" impact on the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in 2020, according to a report released by the Global Fund on Wednesday.
8 September 2021

Vaccine Drive: Enthusiastic response from recipients

The first day of the Covid-19 second dose vaccine rollout marked much enthusiasm among the people in all centres across the country yesterday.
7 September 2021

Post-Covid Job Market: Govt to upskill women, youth

The government is set to start a training programme for creating skilled manpower fit for the job market with the view to creating employment in the post-Covid period with a particular focus on women and the underprivileged people.
7 September 2021

56 more die, 2,639 get Covid

The country logged 56 deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services.
7 September 2021

343 hospitalised with dengue in a day

In only the first seven days of September, over 2,000 dengue cases were recorded in the country.
7 September 2021

Covishield to be delivered when ‘situation improves’

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud, who is visiting India -- ahead of his proposed meetings with Indian foreign, and information and broadcasting ministers -- has said that New Delhi assured Dhaka of more deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines “when the situation further improves here [in India].”
7 September 2021

Badly cleaned schools can help spread dengue

Experts have expressed fear that the dengue fever may spread further in the country this year if the authorities concerned do not take appropriate measures before reopening educational institutions.
7 September 2021

Mixing CanSinoBIO, Sinovac shots induces stronger response than Sinovac alone: study

A Chinese study looking at mixing COVID-19 vaccines showed that receiving a booster shot of CanSino Biologics' vaccine after one or two doses of Sinovac Biotech's (SVA.O) vaccine yielded a much stronger antibody response than using the Sinovac shot as a booster.
7 September 2021

Dengue fever: 343 hospitalised in a day, over 2000 cases recorded in 7 days

Over 2000 cases were recorded in just seven days of September indicating the fast-rising trend of the disease.
7 September 2021

Covid-19: 56 dead in 24 hours, current positivity rate 9.69%

Fifty-six people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
7 September 2021

India 'prepares for the worst' ahead of possible Covid-19 third wave

As Covid-19 cases and deaths exploded in India in April and May, New Delhi's premier Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and several others ran so short of oxygen that many patients in the capital suffocated
7 September 2021

German brand KiK working with BGMEA to finance vaccines for RMG workers

German brand KiK has contributed to purchase Covid-19 vaccines for garment factory workers in Bangladesh.
7 September 2021

Japan orders 150 million doses of Novavax Covid vaccine

Japan has agreed to buy 150 million doses of Novavax's coronavirus vaccine, with Japanese firm Takeda expecting to manufacture the formula for distribution early next year, the drugmaker said Tuesday.
7 September 2021

Vietnamese man jailed for 5 years for spreading coronavirus

Vietnam jailed a man on Monday for five years for breaking strict COVID-19 quarantine rules and spreading the virus to others, state media reported.
7 September 2021

India has assured of vaccine deliveries to Bangladesh when 'situation improves': Hasan Mahmud

Bangladesh’s Information Minister Hasan Mahmud, who is visiting India -- ahead of his proposed meetings with Indian foreign, and information and broadcasting ministers -- has said that New Delhi assured Dhaka of more deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines "when the situation further improves here."
7 September 2021

In world first, Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers

Cuba on Monday became the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age of two against Covid-19, using home-grown jabs not recognized by the World Health Organization.
7 September 2021