A second coronavirus vaccine is nearing emergency approval in the US after it was endorsed by a panel of experts. The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said his agency would move quickly to authorise the Moderna vaccine, allowing the company to begin shipping millions of

Bangladesh today confirmed 36 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,192.  According to the Health authorities, 1,134 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

With 24,000 new cases, the coronavirus tally in India now stands at 99.56 lakh.  As many as 355 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours taking the tally to 1.4 lakh. Of the 99.56 lakh cases, active cases have dropped to 3.22 lakh. Kerala reported over 6,000 cases after two weeks

A team of 10 international scientists will travel to the Chinese city of Wuhan next month to investigate the origins of Covid-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Beijing has been reluctant to agree to an independent inquiry and it has taken many months of negotiations for

MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated more than $4bn (£3bn) to food banks and emergency relief funds in four months. In a blog post, Ms Scott said she wanted to help Americans who were struggling because of the pandemic. Ms Scott is the

Bangladesh today confirmed 27 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,156.  According to the Health authorities, 1,632 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India reported 26,382 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the third straight day when the number of new cases has remained below 30,000.  The total number of infections now stand at 99,32,548, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. Out of the total cases, over

Bangladesh today confirmed 40 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,129.  According to the Health authorities, 1,877 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India recorded 22,065 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest one-day figure in over five months (since July 7), taking the total Covid caseload to over 99.06 lakh. The number of fresh infections is over 18% per cent lower than that of yesterday.  354 deaths in the

A New York City intensive care unit nurse on Monday became the first person in the United States to receive a coronavirus vaccine, saying she felt “healing is coming,” as the nation’s COVID-19 death toll crossed a staggering 300,000 lives lost. Sandra Lindsay, who has

Bangladesh today confirmed 37 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,089.  According to the Health authorities, 1,799 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India's coronavirus case count rose to 98.84 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 93.88 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 94.98 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.  27,071 infections were

The global coronavirus caseload has breached the 72 million cases mark, as per the latest update by Johns Hopkins University (JHU). As of 6:56 am (IST), the Covid-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at JHU reported that the world Covid-19 tally stands

Senior members of the Trump administration will be among the first people to be vaccinated against coronavirus in the US, officials say. The officials said some White House staffers are expected to be given the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine this week. But on Sunday, President Donald Trump

Bangladesh today confirmed 32 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,052.  According to the Health authorities, 1,355 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India recorded 30,254 new cases in the 24 hours ending 8 am Sunday, taking the country’s total tally to over 98.57 lakh. Out of the total cases, over 3.56 cases are active while over 93.57 lakh people have recovered after testing positive. With 391 new fatalities, the death toll now

The US public will start receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine from Monday after it was authorised for emergency use, officials say. The first three million doses of the vaccine would be shipped "across all states" this weekend, said Gen Gustave Perna, who is

Bangladesh today confirmed 34 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,020.  According to the Health authorities, 1,329 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India’s Covid-19 caseload went past 98 lakh after the country recorded 30,006 new cases in the 24 hours ending 8 am Saturday.  Out of the total 98,26,775 cases, over 3.59 cases are active while over 93.24 lakh people have recovered after testing positive.  With 442

The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. The agency said the authorisation was a "significant milestone" in the pandemic, which taken more than 295,000 lives in the US. The vaccine, which offers up to 95%