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Spike in dengue cases: 14 more hospitalized in 24 hours
Fourteen new dengue patients were hospitalized in the past 24 hours until early Wednesday.
20 new patients hospitalized amid surge in dengue cases
Twenty new dengue patients were hospitalized in 24 hours until Tuesday morning amid a spike in the mosquito- borne disease in the country.
29 new dengue cases reported in 24 hr
The health authorities recorded 29 new dengue cases in 24 hours until Saturday morning.
Thailand hands over Swab Testing Units to IEDCR
Arunrung Phothong Humphreys, Ambassador of Thailand to Bangladesh, on Tuesday handed over Swab Testing Units to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) and icddr,b.
IEDCR gets new director
The government on Wednesday appointed Dr Tahmina Shirin as the director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
Meerjady Sabrina made additional DG of DGHS
Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora, the director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), been made the additional director general (planning and development) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Chinese Covid vaccine to be used on Bangladeshi health workers: Secretary
A Covid-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Research and Development Co Ltd, a Chinese company, will be approved for use on Bangladeshi health workers after getting its satisfactory results, Health Services Division Secretary Abdul Mannan said on Tuesday.
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: Over 11 lakh tests conducted, 2.2 lakh cases detected
Health authorities in Bangladesh have so far conducted 11,01,480 RT-PCR tests including 10,446 in the last 24 hours that detected 2,520 new Covid-19 patients.
Coronavirus: Lockdown lifted from Wari
The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) lifted the lockdown from Wari on Friday midnight, 21 days after it was enforced.
Covid-19: One in five people infected in Bangladesh
Covid-19 infection rate in Bangladesh on Thursday rose to 20.03 percent as health authorities detected 2,856 more cases after testing 12,398 samples in the past 24 hours.