After administering shots to over 4,300 healthcare workers on the opening day, COVID-19 vaccination teams across the national capital started to give vaccines to more medical staff at various hospitals on Monday. Officials said that the vaccination drive started at the Rajiv Gandhi

Bangladesh today confirmed 23 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,906.  According to the Health authorities, 569 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus

As many as 1.91 lakh people were inoculated in India on day one of the world’s largest immunisation exercise against the coronavirus.  Calling it a success, the Union Health Ministry said “no case of post-vaccination hospitalisation has been reported so far”,

Norway said Covid-19 vaccines may be too risky for the very old and terminally ill, the most cautious statement yet from a European health authority as countries assess the real-world side effects of the first shots to gain approval. Norwegian officials said 23 people had died in the

India has registered 13,560 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 1,05,42,841.  Globally, more than 94 million people have been infected by the virus. The country continues to be second-most-affected globally, and ranks 13th among worst-wit nations by

Bangladesh today confirmed 21 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,883.  According to the Health authorities, 578 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus

Several EU countries are receiving significantly fewer doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine than expected, after the US firm slowed shipments. Six nations called the situation "unacceptable" and warned it "decreases the credibility of the vaccination process".

A sanitation worker became the first Indian to receive a Covid vaccine as the country began the world's largest inoculation drive. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the programme, which aims to vaccinate more than 1.3 billion people against Covid. He paid tribute to

Bangladesh today confirmed 16 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,862.  According to the Health authorities, 762 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus

India is all set to launch the world's largest vaccination drive against Covid-19 on January 16 with a record 300,000 health care workers across the country scheduled to get vaccinated on the first day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the immunization drive,

Bangladesh today confirmed 16 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,849.  According to the Health authorities, 813 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus

A World Health Organization (WHO) team has arrived in the Chinese city of Wuhan to start its investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. The long-awaited probe comes after months of negotiations between the WHO and Beijing. A group of 10 scientists is set to interview

India recorded 16,946 new Covid-19 cases, in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Thursday, taking the total tally to over 1.05 crore. Out of these, active cases further dropped to 2.13 lakh, while recoveries went up to over 1.01 crore.  With 198 deaths reported on Wednesday, the death

Bangladesh today confirmed 14 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,833.  According to the Health authorities, 890 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus

A coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac has been found to be 50.4% effective in Brazilian clinical trials, according to the latest results released by researchers. It shows the vaccine is significantly less effective than previous data suggested - barely over the 50%

India's active caseload has fallen to 2.14 lakh, which is the lowest after 197 days, and its share in the total cases has further shrunk to 2.04 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.  The total active cases were 2,15,125 on June 30, 2020. A net decline of 2051

The king of Malaysia, Al-Sultan Abdullah, has declared a months-long state of emergency across the country to combat a rise in coronavirus cases. The move was requested by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, and allows Muhyiddin to suspend parliament at a time when his government is

With less than a week left before India starts its nationwide inoculation drive, the first consignment of Oxford-Astrazena’s Covishield vaccine was dispatched from Pune early Tuesday.  Three temperature-controlled trucks left for Pune Airport before 5 am from where the

Bangladesh today confirmed 16 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,819.  According to the Health authorities, 718 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus

As the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines was sent to several cities across India from Pune's Serum Institute of India (SII) on Tuesday morning, Union civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri tweeted four carriers will operate nine flights to transport 5.65 million doses of