People infected with the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant have approximately double the risk of hospitalisation compared with those infected with the

Eminence Associates for Social Development and Bangladesh Civil Society Network for Promoting Nutrition (BCSNPN) have recently jointly

Using saliva for SARS-CoV-2 testing is more pleasant and convenient than nasopharyngeal (NP) swab testing, and some reports document

Bangladesh received around 6.34 lakh doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from Japan this evening.

At least 265 more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am today and one person died of the infection.

People in villages will be prioritised in the Covid-19 vaccination program from now on as the number of deaths has increased in villages due to fewer number of people being vaccinated there, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.

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

Around six lakh doses of Japan-manufactured AstraZeneca vaccine will arrive in Bangladesh this evening under the WHO-COVAX facility.

Two people died after receiving Moderna Covid-19 vaccine shots that were among lots later suspended following the discovery of contaminants, Japan's health ministry said on Saturday.

The US government said on Friday it had confirmed the world's first cases of COVID-19 in deer, expanding the list of animals known to have tested positive for the disease.

Don’t panic if you still feel extremely weak, climbing a few flights of stairs, four weeks after recovering from Covid-19. Scientists are becoming more aware of “long Covid” manifestations and how they may impact patients.

Amid the rise in dengue cases, the government on Monday dedicated six hospitals for treating dengue patients. However, it has been four days, but only two hospitals have started treatment till yesterday.

The number of daily Covid-19 cases dropped to 3,525, the lowest in the last 69 days though the death toll is still above the 100-mark.

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

At least 184 more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours, till 8:00 am today.

The World Health Organization's pandemic programme plans to ship 100 million doses of the Sinovac (SVA.O) and Sinopharm COVID-19 shots by the end of next month, mostly to Africa and Asia, in its first delivery of Chinese vaccines, a WHO document shows.

Myanmar will vaccinate minority Muslim Rohingya people against the coronavirus, a spokesman for its ruling military said on Friday, adding that no one will be left behind in its inoculation campaign.

Researchers at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have created a facemask using silver and copper nanolayers that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, the university's official gazette said on Thursday.

Fatigue and shortness of breath still afflict many patients a year after their hospitalisation for Covid-19, according to a new Chinese study calling for a better understanding of the pandemic's long-term health effects.

The search for the origins of the Covid pandemic that has killed millions and crippled economies is at a standstill even as time is running out, scientists charged with the task by the UN warned.