Although allocation for the health sector in the national budget has increased, there is a massive gap between allocation and the actual services being provided, said speakers at a discussion yesterday.

Despite several promises by government high-ups and the prime minister’s instruction weeks ago, RT-PCR labs at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport are still not serving passengers, especially migrants heading to the UAE.

The number of new cases yesterday have declined below 1,000-mark after more than four months as the health directorate reported 818 cases.

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Twenty-five 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).

At least 221 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Two weeks after the reopening of schools in the country, five students of classes IV and V have tested positive for coronavirus at a primary school in Thakurgaon town.

Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad yesterday said people will be able to fly to the United Arab Emirates from today if there are flights.

Dengue cases outside Dhaka have crossed the 2,000 mark this year.

The United States is shipping another 2.5 million Covid vaccine doses to hard-hit Bangladesh, a White House official told AFP on Thursday, after the Biden administration announced a ramping up of global donations.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has recorded the lowest Covid-19 daily infection rate in the last six and half months -- 4.54 percent -- yesterday.

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The United States is shipping another 2.5 million Covid vaccine doses to hard-hit Bangladesh, a White House official told AFP on Thursday, after the Biden administration announced a ramping up of global donations.

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

At least 189 dengue patients were hospitalised in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am today of whom 25 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel on Thursday recommended a booster shot of the Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for Americans aged 65 and older and some adults with underlying medical conditions that put them at risk of severe disease.

Medical science has advanced leaps to transform tuberculosis (TB) from a ticket to certain death to a treatable, manageable disease. Yet, taboo surrounding the transmission and treatment of tuberculosis exists. 

Fifty lakh more doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine reached Dhaka from China early yesterday.

The rt-PCR testing facility for outgoing passengers inside Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will be available from tomorrow, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.

At least 254 patients were hospitalised with dengue in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday of which 57 are from outside Dhaka.