Twelve people died of Covid-19 and two died with symptoms in Kushtia in 24 hours (till 8:00am) today.

Two doses of Pfizer or AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine are nearly as effective against the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant as they are against the previously dominant Alpha variant, a study published on Wednesday showed.

The highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 is expected to become the dominant strain of the virus over the coming months, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

One hundred and seventy-three have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today).

The Tokyo Olympics should not be judged by the tally of Covid-19 cases that arise because eliminating risk is impossible, the head of the World Health Organization told sports officials as events began in Japan.

Ten people died of Covid-19 and three died with symptoms in Kushtia in 24 hours (till 8:00am) today.

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

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has donated emergency medical equipment and face masks to Dhaka North City Corporation's (DNCC) Dedicated Covid-19 Hospital to meet the health needs of patients and help save lives.

Two-thirds of India’s population have antibodies against the coronavirus, according to data released from a survey of 29,000 people across the nation conducted in June and July.

Two hundred 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).

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh must win the fight against Covid-19, urging all to follow health guidelines accordingly to check the deadly virus.

India’s excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research yet on the ravages of the virus in the south Asian country.

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

Britain's Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance said that 60% of people being admitted to hospital with Covid-19 are unvaccinated, correcting an earlier statement he made on Monday.

All workplaces, including factories and offices, will stay shut during the fortnight-long lockdown starting July 23, as per the latest gazette notification that came on the eve of the three-day Eid vacation.

The country yesterday logged a record 231 daily Covid deaths raising the total number to 18,125.

When Bangladesh was struggling to get Covid-19 vaccines amid surging infections and deaths, the arrival of 26 lakh vaccine doses over the last one month under the Covax facility offered it a ray of hope.

The health ministry has not worked much on the Gonoshasthaya Kendra’s proposal for buying 20 million Sputnik V vaccine doses from Russia, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said.

At least 115 Bangladeshi migrant workers who returned home untimely amid the pandemic have faced “wage theft” in different host countries, according to a regional migrant rights group’s report.

The number of infections and deaths in Khulna division this month has broken all previous records.