With fatalities declining and people getting used to living with the virus, adherence to social distancing protocols has been mostly absent from public life.

The government has again lowered the age limit -- to 40 -- for booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine.

Terming the rise in Omicron infections “alarming”, Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said if this upward trend continues, there will be no space left in the hospitals for patients.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed to lower the minimum age to 50 for Covid-19 vaccine booster dose.