Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed everyone to be alert about the new Covid-19 variant "Omicron". The prime minister gave the directive during an unscheduled discussion at a cabinet meeting on Monday, said Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam at a briefing on the same day. The meeting was attended by the prime
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Covid-19: 5 more deaths, 177 more cases reported amid Omicron emergence
Health authorities in Bangladesh have reported five more deaths and 177 fresh cases from COvid-19 across the country in 24 hours till Saturday morning amid the entry of its new variant, Omicron. With the latest cases, the daily-case positivity rate declined to 1.13 per cent from Friday's 1.34 per cent, said
With Omicron on doorstep, new travel rules in the offing
Amid the global scare over the new Omicron variant of Covid-19, Bangladesh has announced new travel rules, making a 14-day institutional quarantine mandatory for all travellers from seven African countries. The countries are Botswana, Eswatini, Ghana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) said on
Govt adopts no vaccine, no service to fight Omicron
Bangladesh government has announced to adopt a "no vaccine, no service" strategy as it is gearing up for preventing the new Omicron variant of coronavirus. "The decision has been taken as many people are not showing interest to get vaccinated against the Covid-19," Health Minister Zahid Maleque said after an inter-ministerial
Ports instructed to be cautious about Omicron: DGHS
Instructions have been given to all ports to take necessary steps against the new Omicron variant of Covid-19, said Nazmul Islam, spokesperson of the Directorate General of Health Service (DGHS), Sunday. "A meeting of the National Technical Advisory Committee is underway. They are reviewing the Covid-19 situation in different countries," Nazmul