The US has donated an additional 10 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh via COVAX, bringing the total US contribution to more than 38.6 million doses -- with millions more scheduled to arrive over the coming months.

At least 13,501 new infections were recorded and 31 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

 The actual Covid-19 caseload in Bangladesh at present is most definitely higher than what is being reported officially, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday -- highlighting the severity of the ongoing wave of coronavirus cases.

The highly transmissible Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus - the most common form of which is known as BA.1 - now accounts for nearly all of the coronavirus infections globally, although dramatic surges in Covid-19 cases have already peaked in some countries.

A pregnant woman in Bogura, who was diagnosed with Covid-19, died today from eclampsia after giving birth to a baby boy at Bogura's 250-bed Mohammad Ali Hospital in the morning.

At least 12,183 new infections were recorded and 34 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS) has lowered the Coronavirus-related quarantine period, from 14 to 10 days, considering the current infection rate.

India says it has fully vaccinated 75 percent of its estimated 94 crore adult population with Covid-19 vaccines.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said the actual number of Coronavirus-infected people in Bangladesh is much higher than what's officially reported.

The government has again lowered the age limit -- to 40 -- for booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine.

Many of today’s Yellow Fever Vaccines (YFV) are live-attenuated strains of YF-17D (a virulent African strain). YFV strains with genetic mutations that differentiate them from YF-17D have resurfaced in South America in recent years. A hypothesis is explored that the recent YFV epidemic in Brazil is based at least in part on attenuation of vaccine-conferred immunity against emerging YFV strains.

Hamida Begum had a history of prolonged labour of seven days when delivering her first baby – it injured her birth canal massively.

The health directorate yesterday reported 21 new Covid-19 deaths -- the highest since October 6 last year.

At least 101 students of tertiary educational institutions died by suicide last year and two in three of them were males, found a study.

Following a surge in Covid-19 cases, the local administration in Rajshahi imposed night-time restrictions on businesses in the city and nine upazilas of the district from yesterday evening.

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Lasarus syndrome, or autoresuscitation, is the resumption of blood circulation after the heart has stopped beating and has failed to resuscitate despite cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Simply put, it is the rebirth of life after death.

At least 10,378 new infections were recorded and 21 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Following a surge in Covid-19 cases, the local administration in Rajshahi imposed night-time restrictions on businesses in the city and nine upazilas of the district starting this evening.

The country reported 20 more Covid-linked deaths with 15,440 fresh cases in 24 hours till yesterday morning.