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

The registration process for Covid-19 vaccination will begin on 26 January while the vaccination will begin in the first week of February.    Director General (DG) of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) ABM Khurshid Alam made the announcement in a press conference on

Bangladesh today confirmed 22 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,803.  According to the Health authorities, 849 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of coronavirus

India continues to show a downward trend in the new number of coronavirus cases. With tally at 10,467,431, it accounts for the 2nd highest cases of Covid-19 infections globally.  However, when it comes to the active number of coronavirus cases, India stands at the 14th spot

The UK has helped to raise $1 billion for the coronavirus COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) through match-funding other donors, which combined with the £548 million of UK aid pledged will help distribute one billion doses of coronavirus vaccines to 92 developing countries this

Bangladesh today confirmed 25 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,781.  According to the Health authorities, 1,071 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said it is "excellent news" that a third coronavirus vaccine has been approved for use in the UK. It is made by US company Moderna and works in a similar way to the Pfizer one already being offered on the NHS. The UK has pre-ordered 17

India is all set to kick off the vaccination drive against Covid-19 on January 16, 2021, the central government notified in a press release on Saturday. The rollout of Covid vaccine will provide priority to the healthcare workers and the frontline workers who are estimated to be around