The Pfizer and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines are highly effective against the variant identified in India after two doses, a study has found. Two jabs of either vaccine give a similar level of protection against symptomatic disease from the Indian variant as they do for the Kent

Bangladesh on Saturday recorded 36 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,348. Besides, 1457 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,87,726. The

India recorded over 2.57 lakh new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Saturday, taking India’s total infections to over 2.62 crore.  Out of the total cases, over 29 lakh are currently active, a number down under 30 lakh after three weeks, while over 2.30 crore

Bangladesh on Thursday recorded 36 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,284. Besides, 1457 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,85,194. The

India has reported 276,110 new coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose by 3,874, as nearly two-thirds of people tested showed exposure to COVID-19, a chain of private laboratories said, indicating a runaway spread of the virus. The South Asian nation’s

Bangladesh on Wednesday recorded 37 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,248. Besides, 1608 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,83,737.

India reported 4529 deaths on Tuesday, the highest so far in a day. Maharashtra reported over 1,300 deaths, nearly half of which were more than a week old.  Karnataka reported 525 deaths, while Tamil Nadu added 364 to the toll. Over 2.67 lakh fresh cases were reported in the

The European Union's drugs regulator has said the Pfizer Covid vaccine can now be stored at fridge temperature for much longer than it previously recommended. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said that once the vaccines thawed, unopened vials could be kept in the fridge for up

Bangladesh on Monday recorded 32 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,211. Besides, 1272 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,82,129. The

India’s total coronavirus cases surged past the 25 million mark on Tuesday, boosted by 263,533 new infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths from Covid-19 rose by a record 4,329. India becomes the world’s second nation, after the United States, to pass the grim

Vaccinated Saudis will be allowed to leave the kingdom for the first time in more than a year on Monday as the country eases a ban on international travel aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus and its new variants. For the past 14 months, Saudi citizens have mostly been

The World Hypertension League (International Organization) has awarded the National Professor Brigadier (Rtd) Abdul Malik with the Excellence Award for his significant contribution in reducing the risk of hypertension (HTN) in Bangladesh. The organisation has awarded Abdul Malik with

Bangladesh on Monday recorded 32 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,181. Besides, 698 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 780,857. The

India’s daily Covid cases dropped below the 3 lakh-mark for the first time in 25 days with 2.81 lakh fresh infections reported in the last 24 hours.  The fall in the cases could also be because of the fewer tests conducted on Sunday. As many as 15.73 lakh tests were

Bangladesh on Sunday recorded 25 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,149. Besides, 363 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 780,159. The

India reported 3,11,170 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 2.46 crore. As many as 4,077 deaths were reported across the country.  The toll now stands at 2,70,284, while active cases stand at 26.18 lakh. Congress Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Satav who had

Bangladesh on Saturday recorded 22 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours raising the number of total fatalities to 12,124. Besides, 261 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 779,796. The

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s younger brother Ashim Banerjee died due to COVID-19 on Saturday. As per the reports, Ashim Banerjee was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at Medica Hospital in Kolkata. Meanwhile, on Friday, West Bengal recorded its highest

The World Health Organization has urged rich countries to reconsider plans to vaccinate children and instead donate COVID-19 shots to the COVAX scheme that shares them with poorer nations. The WHO is hoping more countries will follow France and Sweden in donating shots to COVAX after

India on Saturday reported the lowest daily cases in 18 days even as the figure significantly remains above the 3-lakh mark. In terms of Covid-19 deaths, the daily toll came below 4,000 after three days. With 3,26,098 daily new cases, India's total caseload now stands at