The National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) on Covid-19 today recommended “complete nationwide shutdown” for 14 days to curb the surge of infections.

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

Coronavirus situation is deteriorating in Jashore as 10 more persons died with the disease and symptoms and 187 people were infected in the district over 24 hours (till 9am today), reports our Benapole correspondent quoting Sheikh Abu Shaheen, Jashore civil surgeon.

Federal authorities have seized unauthorised versions of Covid treatment Remdesivir -- arriving from Bangladesh and India -- at US airports, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

The current spike in Covid cases in the country has put 40 districts at very high risk, said the World Health Organization in this week’s situation report, published on June 21.

Eight people died from Covid-19 in three hospitals in Bogura during 24 hours till this morning.

Eighteen people died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital's (RMCH) Covid-19 unit in 24 hours till this morning, which is the highest single-day toll at the hospital.

The US Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it plans to move quickly to add a warning about rare cases of heart inflammation in adolescents and young adults to fact sheets for the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines.

A total of 94 people were fined and 13 were imprisoned in the second day of weeklong lockdown in Khulna for defying the health guidelines.

With India being battered by the second wave of Covid-19 since February and an acute supply crunch of vaccine needed to cater to domestic requirement, Indian officials repeatedly made it clear that there is no ban on export of the made-in-India jabs but the sole focus was on meeting the need of its own people.

A seven-day strict lockdown has been announced in Bagerhat district to avoid unnecessary gatherings amid the surge of coronavirus infection.

Shunned by rich countries and failing to meet the needs of the poorest, a programme co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) for fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is planning a shake-up, internal documents seen by Reuters show.

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

German Chancellor Angela Merkel received a Moderna coronavirus vaccine as her second jab, after getting AstraZeneca as the first, a spokesman said on Tuesday (June 22).

At the height of Europe’s vaccine supply crisis in March, Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) single-dose COVID-19 vaccine was touted as a game-changer. But two months into its rollout, the shot has the lowest uptake of all four approved vaccines.

Number of India's total Covid-19 cases has crossed the grim mark of three crore, of which one crore was recorded during last 50 days.

AstraZeneca Plc's Covid-19 vaccine is effective against Delta and Kappa variants, which were first identified in India, the company said on Tuesday, citing a study.

The Delta variant of the novel coronavirus that was first found in India is the greatest threat to the United States' effort to eradicate COVID-19 in its borders, said U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci during a Tuesday press call.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen expressed disappointment over rich countries’ behaviour in terms of supplying Covid-19 vaccines, saying they are hoarding vaccines and stipulating conditions for supply to other countries.

Trawlers were seen plying on Shimulia-Banglabazar route disobeying movement restrictions imposed by the government, reports our Munshiganj correspondent.