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Bangladesh logs 14 Covid cases, one death in 24 hours

Bangladesh on Saturday (Dec 17) reported one death from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,438 people in the country have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic in March of 2020.

Dengue: Two die, 125 hospitalised in last 24 hours

Two dengue patients died and 125 more people were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease across the country in the last 24 hours Saturday (Dec 17). In the 24 hours, 67 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, 57 dengue

Bangladesh logs 16 Covid cases, zero death in 24 hours

Bangladesh on Friday (Dec 16) reported zero death from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,437 people in the country have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic in March of 2020.

Dengue: 49 hospitalised in last 24 hours

The country reported 49 fresh dengue cases in the last 24 hours till Friday morning (Dec 16), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). In the 24 hours, 28 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, 21 dengue

Dengue: Two die, 163 hospitalised in last 24 hours

Two dengue patients died and 163 more people were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease across the country in the last 24 hours Tuesday (Dec 15). In the 24 hours, 95 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, 68 dengue

Bangladesh logs 16 Covid cases, zero death in 24 hours

Bangladesh on Thursday (Dec 15) reported zero death from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,437 people in the country have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic in March of

WHO eyes end to Covid emergency in 2023

The World Health Organization said Wednesday it hoped that Covid-19 would no longer be a public health emergency in 2023, as it urged China to share information that could pinpoint how the pandemic started. As the third anniversary of the original outbreak rolls around, the WHO said

Dengue: 184 hospitalised in last 24 hours

The country reported 184 fresh dengue cases in the last 24 hours till Wednesday morning (Dec 14), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). In the 24 hours, 100 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, 84

Bangladesh logs 21 Covid cases, zero death in 24 hours

Bangladesh on Wednesday (Dec 14) reported zero death from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,437 people in the country have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic in March of

China says tracking Covid cases now 'impossible' as infections soar

The true scale of Covid-19 infections in China is now "impossible" to track, the country's top health body said Wednesday, as officials warned of a rapid spread in Beijing after the country abruptly dropped its zero-tolerance policy. China last week loosened restrictions

Dengue: One dies, 220 hospitalised in last 24 hours

One dengue patient died and 220 more people were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease across the country in the last 24 hours Tuesday (Dec 13). In the 24 hours, 108 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, 112 dengue

Bangladesh logs 20 Covid cases, zero death in 24 hours

Bangladesh on Tuesday (Dec 13) reported zero death from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,437 people in the country have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic in March of 2020.

China to deactivate national Covid tracking app

China has announced it will deactivate a phone app that has tracked people's movements during the pandemic. The national app, which has been operational for three years, will go offline at the end of Monday. It is the latest policy change that signals Beijing is abandoning its

Bangladesh logs 19 Covid cases, one death in 24 hours

Bangladesh on Monday (Dec 12) reported one death from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,437 people in the country have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic in March of 2020.

Dengue: 224 hospitalised in last 24 hours

The country reported 224 fresh dengue cases in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning (Dec 12), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). In the 24 hours, 119 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, 105 dengue

China govt health adviser warns of surging COVID cases

China faces a surge in COVID-19 cases after partially easing aspects of its so-called “zero-COVID” policy, a top government health adviser has said. The warning from top epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan in an interview with state media on Sunday comes as official case numbers

Bangladesh logs 29 Covid cases, zero death in 24 hours

Bangladesh on Sunday (Dec 11) reported zero death from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,436 people in the country have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic in March of 2020.

Dengue: 220 hospitalised in last 24 hours

The country reported 220 fresh dengue cases in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning (Dec 11), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). In the 24 hours, 104 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, 116 dengue

Revolutionary therapy clears girl's incurable cancer

A teenage girl's incurable cancer has been cleared from her body in the first use of a revolutionary new type of medicine. All other treatments for Alyssa's leukaemia had failed. So doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital used "base editing" to perform a feat of

Bangladesh logs 17 Covid cases, zero death in 24 hours

Bangladesh on Saturday (Dec 10) reported zero death from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,436 people in the country have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic in March of