The Indian government has extended the ban on international commercial flights till February 28, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a circular on Thursday.  The ban on scheduled overseas flights was to end on January 31 after a ten-month gap. Dedicated

A new coronavirus vaccine has been shown to be 89.3% effective in large-scale UK trials. The Novavax jab is the first to show it is effective against the new variant of the virus discovered in the UK, the BBC's medical editor Fergus Walsh said. The PM welcomed the "good

Bangladesh today confirmed 15 deaths from coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 8,087. According to the Health authorities, 509 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country

India reported 11,666 new Covid-19 cases, 14,301 recoveries and 123 deaths in last 24 hours, as per health ministry's updated data on Thursday.  A total of 19,43,38,773 samples have been tested for Covid-19 up to 27th January, says ICMR. Stay with TOI for all the updates on

The Covid-19 vaccination campaign began at five hospitals in the capital on Thursday morning. DGHS sources said around 400-500 front liners will be given the vaccine at Kurmitola General Hospital, Mugda General Hospital, Kuwait-Bangladesh Maitree Govt Hospital, Dhaka Medical College

The EU and the UK-based Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca have vowed to work together to resolve a bitter row over supply shortages to the 27-member bloc. This comes after crisis talks which both sides described as "constructive". AstraZeneca earlier said it could deliver

Senior staff nurse of Kurmitola Genral Hospital Runu Veronika Costa has received first coronavirus or Covid-19 vaccine in the country. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the vaccination programme virtually at Kurmitola General Hospital in Dhaka from her official residence

Bangladesh today confirmed 17 deaths from coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 8,072. According to the Health authorities, 528 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country

India's Covid-19 tally mounted to 1,06,89,527 with 12,689 new cases in a day, while 1,03,59,305 people have recuperated from the infection so far pushing the national recovery rate to 96.91 per cent on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry's data. With 137 more

Bangladesh today confirmed 14 deaths from coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 8,055. According to the Health authorities, 515 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country

India reported 9,102 fresh coronavirus cases in a day, the lowest in around eight months, as the infection tally reached 1,06,76,838, according to Union health ministry data on Tuesday. During the same period, 117 fatalities were recorded, also the lowest in over eight months, taking

The EU has warned it will tighten rules on exports of Covid vaccines, amid a row with AstraZeneca over a cut in planned supplies to the 27-member bloc. Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said the EU "will take any action required to protect its citizens". Last week,

Bangladesh today confirmed 18 deaths from coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 8,041. According to the Health authorities, 602 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country

India recorded the lowest number of coronavirus fatalities in over eight months with 131 more deaths being recorded, the health ministry said on Monday. The Covid-19 caseload rose to 1,06,67,736 with 13,203 more infections. There are 1,84,182 active cases, which is 1.73 per cent of

From mechanical hearts and brain-controlled prostheses to 3D-printed organs, advances in biotechnology are rapidly transforming how we approach healthcare — and now, doctors have managed to successfully carry out artificial cornea transplants, too, according to Opthalmology Times.

The government has finally approved the rapid antibody test for Covid-19.  Health Minister Zahid Maleque announced the development at a press briefing in Secretariat on Sunday.  "Permission for the antibody testing was being demanded for long. It has been approved and

Bangladesh today confirmed 20 deaths from coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 8,023. According to the Health authorities, 473 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country

As Bangladesh fights back the COVID-19 epidemic, a Bangladeshi biotech company OMC Healthcare (Pvt.) Ltd. develops COVID-19 RT-PCR testing kit to support the health sector in Bangladesh during this challenging time.  OMC Healthcare developed the RT-PCR Test Kit following complete

Bangladesh today confirmed 22 deaths from coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 8,003. According to the Health authorities, 436 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus cases in the country

India recorded 14,256 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).  The total number of active cases in the country has fallen to 185,662, while the caseload tally stands at 10,639,684. Globally, more than 98.7 million people have been infected by the virus.  The