Thailand kicked off a long-awaited mass vaccination campaign on Monday as the country battles its third and worst wave of the coronavirus epidemic.

France faces the risk of a fourth Covid-19 wave by the end of July due to the progression of the Delta variant of the virus, the country’s health minister warned.

Taiwan will extend its Covid-19 restrictions for another two weeks until June 28 and schools will remain shut until the summer vacation, the government said.

One hundred former presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers have urged the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations to pay for global coronavirus vaccinations to help stop the virus mutating and returning as a worldwide threat.

Seven people who tested positive for coronavirus died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in 24 hours till this morning.

Bangladesh wants to buy at least five million Covid-19 vaccine doses from Russia as soon as possible, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said today.

Only 2 per cent of garment workers had received the Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh until April this year, according to a study.

The government needs to ensure vaccination for 70 percent of Bangladeshis as soon as possible but it has not prioritised vaccination in the proposed budget, said former Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman.

Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora, additional director general (planning and development) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), today made an official visit to Chapainawabganj amid alarming rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the district.

Senegal could begin producing COVID-19 vaccines next year under an agreement with Belgian biotech group Univercells aimed at boosting Africa's drug-manufacturing ambitions, a source involved in funding the project told Reuters.

Seventeen more people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in Thakurgaon district in 24 hours, till this morning -- showing a sharp rise in the number of Covid-19 cases.

India reported 114,460 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, the lowest in two months, while the death toll increased by 2,677, as parts of the country prepared to ease movement restrictions.

Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has approved Chinese Covid-19 vaccine “CoronaVac”, manufactured by Sinovac Life Sciences Company Limited.

Health authorities have detected cases of Indian Covid-19 variant in seven workers of Ashrayan Project in Nawabganj upazila of Dhaka district.

Despite the recommendations of the health department, no decision was taken to impose a lockdown in Rajshahi after today's special meeting held at the deputy commissioner's office to assess the overall Covid-19 scenario of the city.

Over 7,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been disposed of in Japan due to mishandling, the Yomiuri newspaper said on Sunday, as Japan races to inoculate its people amid a fourth wave of coronavirus infections.

The United States will donate 750,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan as part of the country's plan to share shots globally, US Senator Tammy Duckworth said on Sunday, offering a much-needed boost to the island's fight against the pandemic.

The first cruise ship to leave Venice since coronavirus restrictions were eased set sail on Saturday, but some local residents protested over the return to normal, unhappy about the passage of giant liners through the historic lagoon city.

43 dead, 1,447 infected

When Nepal witnessed the peak of a devastating second wave of the pandemic last month with people dying from a lack of oxygen and almost every second test returning positive, the world’s eyes turned to the country.