Russia is reporting a record high number of coronavirus infections and Covid-19 deaths as the country approaches a week of nonworking days aimed at stemming the sharp surge in cases.

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

Two more dengue patients died while 189 were hospitalised in 24 hours, till 8:00am today. Of them, 34 cases were from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Federal health regulators said late Friday that kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear highly effective at preventing symptomatic infections in elementary school children and caused no unexpected safety issues, as the U.S. weighs beginning vaccinations in youngsters.

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Covid-19 claimed four more lives and infected another 232 people in Bangladesh in 24 hours till yesterday morning.

The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine showed 90.7% efficacy against the coronavirus in a clinical trial of children 5 to 11 years old, the US drugmaker said yesterday.

At least 123 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday. Of them, seven are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5- to 11-year-olds, according to study details released Friday as the U.S. considers opening vaccinations to that age group.

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

At least 123 patients were hospitalised with dengue fever in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am today, including seven patients from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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The number of dengue patients crossed the 22,000 mark yesterday.

A booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech SE (22UAy.DE) restored efficacy to 95.6% against the virus, including the Delta variant, data released by the companies from a large study showed on Thursday.

One dengue patient died while 170 patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today. Of those hospitalised, 31 are outside Dhaka, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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

A total of 55 lakh doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine reached Dhaka from China early today.

The Covid pandemic will "go on for a year longer than it needs to" because poorer countries are not getting the vaccines they need, the World Health Organization (WHO) said recently.

The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorised booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N), and said Americans can choose a different shot from their original inoculation as a booster.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday approved a government proposal for a week-long workplace shutdown at the start of November to combat an alarming rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths.