Two Covid-19 vaccines from China's Sinopharm showed more than 70% efficacy against symptomatic cases, but it remains unclear how much protection they provide against severe or asymptomatic cases, according to the first detailed result of a large late-stage study published to the public.

Twenty-two 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).

Facing Taiwan’s largest outbreak of the pandemic and looking for rapid virus test kits, the mayor of the island’s capital did what anyone might do: He Googled it.

India’s pharma major Zydus Cadila has said it is seeking permission from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to initiate human clinical trials for monoclonal antibodies cocktail which treats mild to moderate Covid-19.

Politicising the origins of Covid-19 would hamper further investigations and undermine global efforts to curb the pandemic, China’s US embassy said after President Joe Biden ordered a review of intelligence about where the virus emerged.

President Joe Biden ordered aides to determine the origin of the virus that causes Covid-19, saying on Wednesday that US intelligence agencies are pursuing rival theories potentially including the possibility of a laboratory accident in China.

The detection rate of Covid-19 infection has almost doubled in Rajshahi district today, according to reports of two RT PCR laboratories in the city.

A lawyer for the European Union accused AstraZeneca on Wednesday of failing to respect its contract with the 27-nation bloc for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines and asked a Belgian court to impose a large fine on the company.

Belgium said on Wednesday it was suspending vaccinations with Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine for people under the age of 41 following the death of a woman from severe side-effects after she was given the shot.G

Japan has announced they will provide over 340,000 items for Bangladesh’s COVID-19 response, including isolation gowns, safety goggles, gloves, and masks.

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

Black fungus has remained in the environment from ancient times and there is no reason to panic about it now, Dr Nazmul Islam, spokesperson of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said today.

As many as 577 children across India were orphaned after both parents succumbed to Covid-19, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said yesterday, citing reports of states and union territories from April 1 till Tuesday.

With Covid-19 cases soaring in bordering districts likely because of the highly contagious Indian variant, experts fear that Bangladesh may face the worst outbreak of the deadly virus by the end of June.

Five medical workers in white protective gear battle to resuscitate a coronavirus patient in a quarantine centre on the edge of the Malaysian capital, but eventually fail.

Bangladesh will buy 1.5 crore Sinopharm vaccines from China, and its first consignment is likely to arrive in Dhaka in June, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said today.

Pfizer is in talks with the Indian government over supplies of its COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. drugmaker said on Tuesday, as New Delhi scrambles to bridge shortfalls, having pledged to fast-track approvals for overseas vaccines.

40 dead, 1,675 infected in 24 hours

Bangladesh has started administering the Chinese Covid-19 vaccine Sinopharm from today.

Hong Kong may soon have to throw away millions of coronavirus vaccine doses because they are approaching their expiry date and not enough people have signed up for the jabs, an official warned Tuesday.