US health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.

Bangladesh has detected its third case of the Covid-19 variant Omicron, confirmed the global genome sequence database GISAID yesterday.

The government will begin rolling out the booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine on a trial basis for people 60 and over in Dhaka today.

Booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine will officially be administered in Bangladesh from tomorrow, said Health Secretary Lokman Hossain Miah today.

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

Omicron spread to two more Indian states with total count of the new Covid-19 variant going up by more than 156 in a span of 24 hours till this afternoon, the health ministry said.

Four Covid-19 patients died and 268 new cases were reported in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.

The RT-PCR Covid-19 detection tests for expatriates is set to start at Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport from January 1, 2022. 

Night curfew will be reimposed in New Delhi, India from tomorrow amid a steady rise in Covid-19 cases and the outbreak of the Omicron variant, joining a number of other Indian cities and states to clamp the curb to check the spread of the infection.

RT-PCR test to detect Covid-19 for outbound passengers is going to start at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram from January 1.

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

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last night announced Covid-19 vaccine for children between 15 and 18 years of age and booster doses for frontline, healthcare workers and those above the age of 60 from January, amidst mounting cases of Omicron.

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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

Over 4,500 flights were cancelled around the world by Saturday and thousands more were delayed as the highly infectious Omicron variant disrupted holiday travel, according to tracking website Flightaware.

Bangladesh yesterday reported 342 Covid-19 cases while the Coronavirus claimed overnight one life.

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

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorised Merck & Co's (MRK.N) antiviral pill for Covid-19, after giving the go-ahead to a similar treatment from Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) a day earlier.

The Chinese city of Xian has imposed tight curbs on outbound travel and commuting within the city, putting its 13 million residents in a lockdown as a new COVID-19 outbreak sees community cases tick higher.

Two persons died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).