The risk posed by the Omicron variant is still "very high", the World Health Organization said Wednesday, after Covid-19 case numbers shot up by 11 percent globally last week.

United Hospital has launched a Gastro Liver Centre that offers comprehensive Gastro Liver services in treating complications of gastrointestinal, liver and pancreatic disorders.

Four new Omicron Covid cases were reported in the country yesterday.

India has approved Merck’s Covid-19 pill and two more vaccines for emergency use as the world’s second most populous country braces for a possible spike in coronavirus cases due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant.

The health directorate yesterday launched the campaign for administering Covid-19 vaccine booster doses “on a limited scale” in Dhaka.

The WHO yesterday warned that the Omicron coronavirus variant could lead to overwhelmed healthcare systems even though early studies suggest it leads to milder disease, as China and Germany brought back tough restrictions to stamp out new infection surges.

Another case of Covid-19 Omicron variant infection has been identified in the country today.

Fifteen dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Bangladesh this morning officially began administering booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine, but “on a limited scale”.

India has given approval to two more vaccines and one antiviral drug of Merck to bolster its battle against Covid-19, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said today.

US health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.

Bangladesh has detected its third case of the Covid-19 variant Omicron, confirmed the global genome sequence database GISAID yesterday.

The government will begin rolling out the booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine on a trial basis for people 60 and over in Dhaka today.

Chia seeds have become very popular of late for their nutritional properties. The widely used tiny black seeds come from the Salvia hispanica plants.

Booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine will officially be administered in Bangladesh from tomorrow, said Health Secretary Lokman Hossain Miah today.

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Eleven dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Around 22.3 percent more rural Bangladeshi households reported food insecurity -- 18 months after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic than pre-pandemic times, according to a survey by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Omicron spread to two more Indian states with total count of the new Covid-19 variant going up by more than 156 in a span of 24 hours till this afternoon, the health ministry said.