Michigan and Washington are the latest US states to bring in strict measures to try and curb the spread of Covid-19. High schools and colleges are to halt on-site teaching and restaurants are prohibited from offering indoor dining in Michigan from Wednesday. Indoor restaurant dining

The impact of a new Covid vaccine will kick in significantly over summer and life should be back to normal by next winter, one of its creators has said. Prof Ugur Sahin, BioNTech co-founder, also raised hopes the jab could halve transmission of the virus, resulting in a "dramatic

Bangladesh today confirmed 21 more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,194.  According to the Health authorities, 1,837 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

As the national capital continues to report a surge in Covid-19 cases, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will meet Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal later today to discuss the ongoing situation in Delhi.  Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Delhi Governor Anil Baijal will

A team of researchers at Nitte University in Karnataka's Mangaluru have identified a new mutation in the Covid-19 genome for testing its virus strain, a top varsity official said on Wednesday. "The novel mutation will have implications for the diagnostic RT-PCR-based detection

Bangladesh today confirmed 14 more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,173.  According to the Health authorities, 1,531 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India recorded 44,684 new cases of Covid-19 in the 24 hours ending 9 am Saturday. The country’s total tally currently stands at over 87.73 lakh cases.  With 520 people succumbing to the virus Friday the death toll stands at 1,29,188. Out of the total cases, 4.80 lakh cases

As the number of people with diabetes surges, many are at “increased risk of severe disease and death from COVID-19”, the UN chief said in his message for World Diabetes Day, on Saturday.  “Many efforts have been made to prevent and treat diabetes”, but the

Bangladesh today confirmed 19 more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,159.  According to the Health authorities, 1,767 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

Bangladesh today confirmed 13 more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,140.  According to the Health authorities, 1,845 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India's capital, Delhi, is battling a winter surge in Covid-19 cases as temperatures plummet and air pollution rises to dangerous levels. The city confirmed more than 8,500 cases on Wednesday alone, its highest daily record yet. It also added 85 deaths in a day, putting the

Bangladesh today confirmed 19 more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,127.  According to the Health authorities, 1,733 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India has reported nearly 44,679 fresh Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours.  The total caseload now stands at 8,636,011. The country's death toll has mounted to 127,615. India has conducted the second-highest number of tests for detection of Covid-19 cases in the world at

Bangladesh today confirmed 16 more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,108.  According to the Health authorities, 1,699 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 85,91,730 with 38,073 infections being reported in a day. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 79,59,406 pushing the national recovery rate to 92.64 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on

The first effective coronavirus vaccine can prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid-19, a preliminary analysis shows. The developers - Pfizer and BioNTech - described it as a "great day for science and humanity". Their vaccine has been tested on 43,500 people in

Bangladesh today confirmed 25 more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,092.  According to the Health authorities, 1,683 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India on Monday reported 45,903 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours.  The caseload in the country now stands at 85,53,657. With 490 new deaths, the death toll in the country mounted to 1,26,611.  There are a total of 5,09,673 active cases

Bangladesh today confirmed 18 more deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 6,067.  According to the Health authorities, 1,474 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

The coronavirus caseload in India zoomed past 8.5 million after 45,674 cases were reported in a single day.  While the overall tally stood at 8,507,754, the number of fatalities also increased to 1,26,121.  The number of people who have recuperated from the disease also