Bangladesh on Monday (May 24) recorded 25 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,401. Besides, 1,441 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to

Three researchers from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019, months before China disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a previously undisclosed US intelligence report. The newspaper said the

India virus death toll passes 300,000, 3rd highest in worldIndia’s Covid-19 death toll went passed the 3-lakh mark on Monday after 4,454 people died due to the virus in the last 24 hours.  This makes India only the third country after the United States and Brazil to record

Dogs can be trained to detect more than 90 percent of Covid-19 infections even when patients are asymptomatic, according to research published Monday, which authors hope could help replace the need to quarantine new arrivals. Using their remarkable sense of smell — which can pick

Bangladesh on Sunday recorded 28 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,376. Besides, 1,354 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,89,080. The

India on Sunday reported 240,842 new coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours and deaths rose by 3,741.  The daily rise in coronavirus cases in the country remained below the 3 lakh-mark for the seventh consecutive day, the Union health ministry said. With the fresh cases,

The Pfizer and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines are highly effective against the variant identified in India after two doses, a study has found. Two jabs of either vaccine give a similar level of protection against symptomatic disease from the Indian variant as they do for the Kent

Bangladesh on Saturday recorded 36 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,348. Besides, 1457 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,87,726. The

India recorded over 2.57 lakh new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Saturday, taking India’s total infections to over 2.62 crore.  Out of the total cases, over 29 lakh are currently active, a number down under 30 lakh after three weeks, while over 2.30 crore

Bangladesh on Thursday recorded 36 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,284. Besides, 1457 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,85,194. The

India has reported 276,110 new coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose by 3,874, as nearly two-thirds of people tested showed exposure to COVID-19, a chain of private laboratories said, indicating a runaway spread of the virus. The South Asian nation’s

Bangladesh on Wednesday recorded 37 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,248. Besides, 1608 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,83,737.

India reported 4529 deaths on Tuesday, the highest so far in a day. Maharashtra reported over 1,300 deaths, nearly half of which were more than a week old.  Karnataka reported 525 deaths, while Tamil Nadu added 364 to the toll. Over 2.67 lakh fresh cases were reported in the

The European Union's drugs regulator has said the Pfizer Covid vaccine can now be stored at fridge temperature for much longer than it previously recommended. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said that once the vaccines thawed, unopened vials could be kept in the fridge for up

Bangladesh on Monday recorded 32 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,211. Besides, 1272 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,82,129. The

India’s total coronavirus cases surged past the 25 million mark on Tuesday, boosted by 263,533 new infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths from Covid-19 rose by a record 4,329. India becomes the world’s second nation, after the United States, to pass the grim

Vaccinated Saudis will be allowed to leave the kingdom for the first time in more than a year on Monday as the country eases a ban on international travel aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus and its new variants. For the past 14 months, Saudi citizens have mostly been

The World Hypertension League (International Organization) has awarded the National Professor Brigadier (Rtd) Abdul Malik with the Excellence Award for his significant contribution in reducing the risk of hypertension (HTN) in Bangladesh. The organisation has awarded Abdul Malik with

Bangladesh on Monday recorded 32 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,181. Besides, 698 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 780,857. The

India’s daily Covid cases dropped below the 3 lakh-mark for the first time in 25 days with 2.81 lakh fresh infections reported in the last 24 hours.  The fall in the cases could also be because of the fewer tests conducted on Sunday. As many as 15.73 lakh tests were