Passengers from Covid-affected nations being tested: health minister

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today said passengers from Covid-affected countries are being tested for Covid-19.
29 December 2022, 16:42 PM

Passengers from 6 nations must show Covid-negative report to visit India

India today announced international passengers from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand will be required to undergo RT-PCR tests before they depart the countries and upload Covid-negative RT-PCR test report.
29 December 2022, 16:10 PM

Dengue fever: No deaths, 65 hospitalised in 24hrs

At least 65 patients with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this morning.
29 December 2022, 15:43 PM

No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 1.03%

No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)..The current positivity rate is 1.03 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 13.43 percent, the press release added. .The total number
29 December 2022, 13:10 PM

US to impose mandatory Covid-19 tests for travellers from China

The United States will impose mandatory Covid-19 tests on travelers from China, US health officials said on Wednesday, joining India, Italy, Japan and Taiwan in taking new measures after Beijing's decision to lift stringent zero-Covid policies.
29 December 2022, 03:24 AM

Dengue fever: No deaths, 67 hospitalised in 24hrs

At least 67 patients with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this morning.
28 December 2022, 12:53 PM

No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.79%

No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)..The total number of Covid-19 deaths in the country remains at 29,439 and the mortality rate is 1.45 percent..At least 21 new infections from Co
28 December 2022, 10:57 AM

Chinese hospitals, funeral homes 'extremely busy' as Covid spreads

Chinese hospitals and funeral homes were under intense pressure on Wednesday as a surging Covid-19 wave drained resources, while the scale of the outbreak and doubts over official data prompted some countries to consider new travel rules on Chinese visitors..In an abrupt change of policy,
28 December 2022, 07:46 AM

Hospitals in China 'extremely busy' as Covid spreads unchecked

Chinese hospitals were under intense pressure on Wednesday as a surging wave of COVID-19 infections strained resources in the last major country to move towards treating the virus as endemic.
28 December 2022, 03:25 AM

US mulls Covid restrictions for arrivals from China: report

The United States is considering placing new Covid-19 restrictions on arrivals from China, government officials said on Tuesday.
28 December 2022, 02:50 AM

No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.49%

No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
27 December 2022, 13:21 PM

Dengue fever: 3 dead, 62 hospitalised in 24hrs

At least three dengue patients died while 62 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till this morning..The total number of deaths has now risen to 281 while the total number of dengue patients this year has risen to 62,189. Of them, 23,055 are from outside Dhaka, according to a press release
27 December 2022, 11:59 AM

Top German virologist says Covid-19 pandemic is over

The Covid-19 pandemic can be considered over because it is now an endemic disease, the German virologist Christian Drosten told the Tagesspiegel newspaper.."We are experiencing the first endemic wave with Sars-CoV-2 this winter; in my estimation the pandemic is over," the head of virology
27 December 2022, 03:04 AM

Dhaka Airport: 4 passengers from China test positive for Covid

Four passengers from Kunming tested positive for Covid at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport yesterday afternoon after the authorities geared up health screening as they fear the spread of a subvariant of Omicron.
26 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Dengue fever: 2 dead, 106 hospitalised in 24hrs

At least two dengue patients died while 106 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till this morning.
26 December 2022, 12:50 PM

Covid-19: 7 new cases, no deaths in 24hrs

No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
26 December 2022, 11:54 AM

Guards up as new Omicron strain looms

The new coronavirus subvariant that is ripping through China has compelled the government to step up guard.
26 December 2022, 01:30 AM

Dengue fever: No deaths, 49 hospitalised in 24hrs

At least 49 patients with dengue fever were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this morning.
25 December 2022, 10:43 AM

1 Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.44%

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
25 December 2022, 10:40 AM

COVID in US: Omicron cases jump to 18pc

The highly-contagious Omicron subvariant XBB has surged to more than 50 percent of Covid-19 cases in the northeastern United States and risks spreading fast as millions of Americans begin holiday travel on Friday.
24 December 2022, 18:00 PM