The World Health Organization said Wednesday it hoped that Covid-19 would no longer be a public health emergency in 2023, as it urged China to share information that could pinpoint how the pandemic started. As the third anniversary of the original outbreak rolls around, the WHO said

The country reported 184 fresh dengue cases in the last 24 hours till Wednesday morning (Dec 14), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). In the 24 hours, 100 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, 84

Bangladesh on Wednesday (Dec 14) reported zero death from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,437 people in the country have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic in March of

The true scale of Covid-19 infections in China is now "impossible" to track, the country's top health body said Wednesday, as officials warned of a rapid spread in Beijing after the country abruptly dropped its zero-tolerance policy. China last week loosened restrictions

One dengue patient died and 220 more people were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease across the country in the last 24 hours Tuesday (Dec 13). In the 24 hours, 108 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, 112 dengue

Bangladesh on Tuesday (Dec 13) reported zero death from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,437 people in the country have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic in March of 2020.

China has announced it will deactivate a phone app that has tracked people's movements during the pandemic. The national app, which has been operational for three years, will go offline at the end of Monday. It is the latest policy change that signals Beijing is abandoning its

Bangladesh on Monday (Dec 12) reported one death from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,437 people in the country have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic in March of 2020.

The country reported 224 fresh dengue cases in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning (Dec 12), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). In the 24 hours, 119 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, 105 dengue

China faces a surge in COVID-19 cases after partially easing aspects of its so-called “zero-COVID” policy, a top government health adviser has said. The warning from top epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan in an interview with state media on Sunday comes as official case numbers

Bangladesh on Sunday (Dec 11) reported zero death from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,436 people in the country have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic in March of 2020.

The country reported 220 fresh dengue cases in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning (Dec 11), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). In the 24 hours, 104 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, 116 dengue

A teenage girl's incurable cancer has been cleared from her body in the first use of a revolutionary new type of medicine. All other treatments for Alyssa's leukaemia had failed. So doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital used "base editing" to perform a feat of

Bangladesh on Saturday (Dec 10) reported zero death from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,436 people in the country have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic in March of

The country reported 265 fresh dengue cases in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning (Dec 10), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). In the 24 hours, 144 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, 121

Bangladesh on Friday (Dec 9) reported zero death from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,436 people in the country have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic in March of 2020.

The country reported 118 fresh dengue cases in the last 24 hours till Friday morning (December 9), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). In the 24 hours, 61 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, 57 dengue

Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda said the European Union had given the green light to its dengue fever vaccine, making it the second jab preventing the disease to be approved by the bloc. Mosquito-borne dengue can cause hemorrhagic fever and infects an estimated 100 to 400

Three dengue patients died and 246 more people were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease across the country in the last 24 hours Thursday (Dec 8). In the 24 hours, 141 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, 105

Bangladesh on Thursday (Dec 8) reported zero death from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,436 people in the country have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic in March of 2020.