10 new Covid cases reported in 24hrs in Bangladesh
Ten new Covid cases were reported in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours till Tuesday evening, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
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Bangladesh鈥檚 public hospitals to begin Covid-19 test again
Amid rise of Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh, the Directorate General of Health Services has decided to start testing at different public hospitals across the country in a limited scale.
Govt issues 11-point directives to prevent spread of Covid-19
The Directorate General of Health Services on Wednesday issued an 11-point directive, including the avoidance of public gatherings, for people amid a rise in infections caused by new omicron sub-variants of the Covid virus in Bangladesh and a surge in Covid infections in neighbouring India...
DGHS DG urges all to avoid public gatherings amid fresh COVID surge
Voicing deep concerns over the emergence of a new sub-variant of COVID-19, director general of the Directorate General of Health Services, Abu Jafor on Wednesday urged all to avoid all forms of public gatherings...
Health experts warn of new Covid wave in Bangladesh
Public health experts have warned that new Covid omicron sub-variants such as XFG and NB 1.8.1 may trigger a fresh wave of infections in Bangladesh.
13 more Covid-19 cases reported in Bangladesh
Bangladesh reported 13 more Covid-19 cases out of 101 in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
BNP questions govt preparedness over new Covid variant spread
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday raised concerns over the government鈥檚 preparedness in tackling a potential new wave of coronavirus, as new sub-variants of the virus keeps spreading in neighbouring countries, including India...
Bangladesh govt advises citizens to avoid India travel amid rising Covid cases
The Directorate General of Health Services has advised Bangladeshi citizens to refrain from traveling to India and other neighbouring countries experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases unless absolutely necessary...
Bangladesh reports 5 more Covid-19 cases
Bangladesh reported five more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Monday morning...
Metro rail passengers asked to wear masks to avoid Covid infection
The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited has urged passengers using the capital鈥檚 metro rail service to wear masks as a preventive measure against the spread of Covid-19...
Screening tightened at Benapole border to prevent spread of new Covid variant
Authorities have intensified the screening of people returning from India through Benapole land port in a bid to prevent the spread of a new variant of Covid-19...
Bangladesh reports three new COVID-19 cases
Bangladesh reported three more COVID-19 cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning...
Railways ministry urges travelers to wear masks amid surge in COVID cases
The Ministry of Railways on Sunday urged passengers to wear masks as deadly COVID-19 cases are rising again...
Govt issues Covid-19 awareness message
The government on Friday urged all to wear mask in crowded areas in the backdrop of prevalence of Covid-19 in some areas in Bangladesh...
Bangladesh reports one more Covid death
Bangladesh reported one more Covid-linked death and three fresh cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning...
Thousands of school drop-out children return to education with BRAC support
Nearly 25,000 out-of-school and learning-lagged children who had dropped out during the Covid-19 pandemic have returned to mainstream primary education through BRAC鈥檚 Returning to Learning project, which provided accelerated learning in 1,005 one-room schools...
ACC sues Saad Musa Group owner, ex-NBL MD, nine directors
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against 16 people, including Saad Musa Group proprietor Mohammad Mohsin and former National Bank Limited managing director Chowdhury Moshtaq Ahmed, on charges of embezzling Tk聽404 crore from the government-declared Covid stimulus package and laundering the fund...
WHO countries strike landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics
Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis...
TK 22,000CR THEFT IN COVID VACCINE SCAM: Salman-led syndicate under ACC scanner
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday decided to launch an inquiry into a syndicate led by Salman F Rahman, vice-chairman of Beximco Pharmaceuticals, over allegations of embezzling Tk聽22,000 crore from the procurement process of COVID vaccines.
China says 鈥榚xtremely unlikely鈥� Covid pandemic came from lab leak
China said Monday it was 鈥榚xtremely unlikely鈥� Covid-19 came from a laboratory, after the US Central Intelligence Agency said it believed the virus had more likely come from a lab rather than natural transmission.
Covid more likely to have leaked from lab: CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency has shifted its official stance on the origin of Covid-19, saying Saturday that the virus was 鈥榤ore likely鈥� leaked from a Chinese lab than transmitted by animals....
Surge in HMPV: time to act
IN THE midst of recovery from the devastating effects of the Covid pandemic, whispers of a potential new viral threat have surfaced, capturing the attention of global health experts and citizens alike. Human metapneumovirus, a respiratory pathogen that has largely flown under the radar, is now being dubbed the potential 鈥楥ovid 2.0.鈥� But is this...
Vietnam jails more officials over Covid flight bribes
The case is part of a major anti-graft drive that has led to the resignation of a president and two deputy prime ministers in a country where political changes are usually carefully orchestrated...
London wall illuminates Covid鈥檚 enduring pain at Christmas
UK families of some 2,40,000 people who died from Covid-19 have hung festive lights on a London wall, a symbol of love, anger and pain ahead of another Christmas overshadowed by loss.
Health workers recruited during Covid-19 crisis demand contract extension
A group of frontline workers employed during the Covid-19 crisis are continuing their protest outside the Directorate General of Health Services in Dhaka demanding an extension of their employment contracts beyond December.
A life with lost meaning
Anwar Hossain, 55, has had an unbearable life since 2020, when he lost his 18-year-old daughter to Covid 19...
Kremlin says Trump sent Putin Covid tests as part of international cooperation
The Kremlin on Thursday confirmed claims that then-US president Donald Trump sent Russian president Vladimir Putin Covid tests, but said it was part of an international exchange at the...
New study reinforces theory Covid emerged at Chinese market
A study on the origin of Covid-19 provided new evidence on Thursday supporting the theory that humans first caught the virus from infected animals at a Chinese market in late 2019.
World better positioned against mpox than for Covid
Lessons learned from the Covid pandemic have left the world in a much better position to tackle the current mpox epidemic raging in Africa, according to the Gavi vaccine alliance.
Mpox 鈥榥ot the new Covid鈥�, says WHO
The mpox outbreak is not another Covid-19, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, because much is already known about the virus and the means to control it...