A new coronavirus variant that was first detected in South Africa in May does not appear to be spreading, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, adding it was monitoring the variant as the virus evolves.

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

Another consignment of over 55 lakh doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrived in Dhaka from China early today.

Japan's health minister said on Tuesday it was highly likely that foreign matter found in Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccines in the southern prefecture of Okinawa were caused when needles were stuck into the vials.

A third-dose booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccination is a way to keep the most vulnerable safe and “not a luxury”, the World Health Organization said yesterday.

The country logged 94 deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday. The daily positivity rate was 12.07 percent.

Dengue cases in the country have officially crossed the 10,000 mark after 233 new patients were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8am yesterday.

A new variant of Covid-19 virus has been detected in South Africa and many other countries, which could be more infectious and evade protection provided by vaccines, according to a joint study by scientists of India and South Africa.

Ninety-four people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8 am today). The daily positivity rate during this period stood at 12.07 percent, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

At least 233 more dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). This brings the total number of dengue cases this year to 10,090.

India's rising output of Covid-19 vaccines and the inoculation of more than half its adult population with at least one dose are raising hopes the country will return as an exporter within months, ramping up from early next year.

New Zealand on Monday reported what authorities said was the country's first recorded death linked to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

A study has revealed that costly antibiotics are being prescribed injudiciously for treating Covid patients at hospitals, which could lessen effectiveness of the lifesaving drugs in killing bacteria.

One more dengue patient has died while at least 252 more were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday.

Eighty-nine more people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services.

One died and at least 252 more dengue patients were hospitalized in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said that a new agreement of receiving 10.5 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses has been signed with the World Health Organization (WHO).

The rate of decreasing Covid-19 infections and deaths is not yet a matter of relief and efforts must be made to bring the transmission rate down, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) spokesperson Professor Robed Amin said in a virtual health bulletin today.

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

India reported 45,083 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, according to data from the health ministry, driven by surging cases in the southern state of Kerala.