The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today requested those who left Dhaka for Eid to return after 14 days.

Twenty-five people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8:00am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Bodies of COVID-19 victims have been found dumped in some Indian rivers, a state government letter seen by Reuters says, in the first official acknowledgement of the alarming practice, which it said may stem from poverty and fear of the disease in remote areas.

Twenty-two people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8:00am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The West Bengal government today announced a two-week complete lockdown from tomorrow to check the spread of Covid-19 infections.

The government will issue a circular tomorrow on extending the ongoing countrywide "lockdown" till May 23 in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19, state minister for public administration Farhad Hossain, said.

The World Health Organization issued a grim warning on Friday that the second year of Covid-19 was set to be “far more deadly,” as Japan extended a state of emergency amid growing calls for the Olympics to be scrapped.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday Britain would accelerate its COVID-19 vaccination programme, to try to contain a fast-spreading variant first identified in India that could knock a re-opening of the economy off track.

The Indian government today announced that it has accepted the recommendation of its committee of experts to extend the gap between the two doses of Covid-19 vaccine Covishield -- from 6-8 weeks to 12-16 weeks.

India recorded more than 4,000 COVID-19 deaths for a second straight day on Thursday, while infections stayed below 400,000 for a fourth day, although the virus has become rampant in rural areas where cases can go unreported due to a lack of testing.

COVID-19 vaccine developers are making ever bolder assertions that the world will need yearly booster shots, or new vaccines to tackle concerning coronavirus variants, but some scientists question when, or whether, such shots will be needed.

Thirty-one people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world. The total caseload has now surpassed 160 million.

The European Union launched a new lawsuit against AstraZeneca on Tuesday that could lead to financial sanctions for the company which the EU alleges has breached a supply contract for COVID-19 vaccines.

The World Health Organziation said on Monday that the coronavirus variant first identified in India last year was being classified as a variant of global concern, with some preliminary studies showing that it spreads more easily.

The Indian government has told doctors to look out for signs of mucormycosis or "black fungus" in COVID-19 patients as hospitals report a rise in cases of the rare but potentially fatal infection.

The European Commission will start on Tuesday a second legal case against AstraZeneca over its delayed deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines, a spokesman for the EU executive said on Monday.

Seven recovered Covid-19 patients, who were among 10 to escape from Jashore General Hospital while still infected with the virus, were granted bail after being arrested earlier today.

China will set up "a line of separation" at the summit of Mount Everest to prevent the mingling of climbers from COVID-hit Nepal and those ascending from the Tibetan side as a precautionary measure, Chinese state media reported on Sunday.

Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has tested positive for Covid-19 despite being home for the most part since the pandemic started.