The World Bank approved a $300m loan for Bangladesh yesterday aiming to support the country’s urban local government institutions in facing the coronavirus pandemic and its future shocks.

Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS) has organised the 9th regional public health conference on its campus.

At least 1,406 new infections were recorded and 11 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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The health directorate will continue its special campaign on the weekend today to administer the first doses of Covid-19 vaccines before the programme ends tomorrow.

DNCC Mayor Md Atiqul Islam yesterday said those who have not taken at least one dose of Covid vaccine will be deprived from services of the city corporation from March 1.

The health directorate will continue Covid-19 vaccination campaign on the weekend tomorrow to tackle the rush of vaccine recipients.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam today said those who have not taken at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine will be deprived from services of the city corporation from March 1.

At least 1,516 new infections were recorded and 10 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

After South Korea, World Health Organization (WHO) is expanding its Covid-19 vaccine project to five nations including Bangladesh.

The Covid-19 vaccination centres are a hub of chaos now after the government scrapped the mandatory registration for the jab from February 16 and with the window to get the first dose slamming shut on February 26.

Last month, when 22-year-old Mitu Dhar was struggling to make her newborn stop crying at a private hospital in Dhaka, as she couldn’t produce enough milk for him, her family members got desperate to get some artificial milk for the baby.

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For the past few days, the announcement of ending the first dose of vaccination after February 26 has caused crowds of people coming to the Health Management Institute Centre in Savar. Today, the picture became grim.

At least 1,298 new infections were recorded and five people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

More than half of the parents and pregnant women from eight countries, including Bangladesh, say they have been targeted with marketing in breach of international standards on infant feeding practices.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said the government will vaccinate children under 12 if WHO recommends.

The government has approved a project to set up medical waste management infrastructure in 15 public hospitals, with a view to making the facilities safe, clean and infection-free environments, as well as protect the environment from the hazardous waste.

The struggle of UAE-bound passengers at the Dhaka airport islikely to be over as the Gulf country issued a new travel advisory yesterday withdrawing the mandatory provision for Covid RT-PCR test at the airport within six hours before departure.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Shafiqul Islam today said action will be taken against shop owners if their employees are not vaccinated.