Almost 5% of the people in the Chinese city of Wuhan may have been infected with Covid-19, a study by researchers at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has shown. Wuhan's population is estimated at 11 million, which suggests that almost 500,000 people may have

Indian authorities were trying Wednesday to track down tens of thousands of people who entered the country from Britain in recent weeks as cases of a new and fast-spreading coronavirus strain more than doubled in 24 hours. They have launched efforts to locate around 33,000 people who

Bangladesh today confirmed 22 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,531.  According to the Health authorities, 1,235 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

The coronavirus vaccine designed by scientists at the University of Oxford has been approved for use in the UK. It marks a major turning point and will lead to a massive expansion in the UK's immunisation campaign, which is aimed at getting life back to normal. The UK has

The first reported US case of the COVID-19 variant that’s been seen in the United Kingdom has been discovered in Colorado, Governor Jared Polis announced Tuesday. The variant was found in a man in his 20s who is in isolation southeast of Denver and has no travel history, state

Bangladesh today confirmed 30 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,509.  According to the Health authorities, 1,181 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

The novel coronavirus has had a devastating impact around the globe, but the World Health Organization warned Monday that worse pandemics could lie ahead, urging the world to get “serious” about preparedness. “This is a wakeup call,” WHO emergencies chief

Bangladesh today confirmed 27 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,479.  According to the Health authorities, 932 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus

Saudi Arabia on Monday said it was extending a ban on entry to the Kingdom by air, land and sea for another week. In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Ministry of Interior said the decision was a precautionary measure against the spread of the new variant of

President Donald Trump signed the massive $2.3 trillion dollar coronavirus relief and government funding bill into law Sunday night, averting a government shutdown that was set to begin on Tuesday, and extending billions of dollars in coronavirus aid to millions. Trump's signature

Bangladesh today confirmed 24 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,452.  According to the Health authorities, 1,049 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

The EU is launching a co-ordinated vaccine rollout to fight Covid-19, in what the bloc's top official says is a "touching moment of unity". European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had been delivered to all 27 member

Zydus Cadila announced on Thursday that its plasmid DNA vaccine to prevent Covid-19 - ZyCoV-D - was found to be safe, well tolerated and immunogenic in the phase I and II clinical trials. The company is now planning to initiate phase III clinical trial in around 30,000 volunteers upon

France has confirmed the first case in the country of the more contagious coronavirus variant recently identified in the UK. The French health ministry said the person was a French citizen in the central town of Tours who had arrived from London on 19 December. The ministry said he

India reported 22,273 new Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours ending 8 am Saturday, taking the coronavirus infections tally over 1.01 crore.  Of the total 1,01,69,118 cases, over 2.81 lakh are currently active while over 97.40 lakh people have recovered after testing positive. 

Bangladesh today confirmed 30 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,428.  According to the Health authorities, 834 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus

The government has reappointed Prof Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam as director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under a two-year contract as his tenure to end this December. Khurshid was scheduled to go on post-retirement leave (PRL) from January

Bangladesh today confirmed 20 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,398.  According to the Health authorities, 1,163 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica launched mass vaccination campaigns against the novel coronavirus on Thursday, administering the first shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, while Argentina received its first doses of Russia's controversial Sputnik V jab. Frontline medical staff in

India will conduct a dry run of a Covid-19 vaccination drive across the country next week. The Centre has chosen eight districts in four states to conduct a dry run of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination next week. The states that will witness the two-day dry run on December