DGHS issues circular extending the fixed charges for dengue tests till Dec 31

During this period, 199 patients were tested for Covid

The cases were detected from 412 samples

At least three people died from Covid-19 in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, taking the total number of deaths from the viral disease to 19 since January.

Bench directs city corporations to curb dengue and chikungunya risks within two months

The daily number of coronavirus deaths has reached five, the highest this year.

Currently, 909 dengue patients are undergoing treatment, 661 of whom are from outside Dhaka

Of the new cases, 123 of them were outside Dhaka

Most districts still lack access to Covid-19 testing facilities, despite government efforts to expand them amid rising cases and deaths.

The lone diseased is a female patient from Dhaka Division

Two women died from Covid-19 and 15 new cases of the disease were reported in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, according to the health directorate.

Eight cases from Dhaka Division, five from Chattogram Division, and two from Mymensingh Division

One died of Covid-19 last Thursday

The DGHS today issued an 11-point directive to contain the spread of the virus across the country

Activists from Students Against Discrimination staged a protest at the Barguna Press Club yesterday, raising alarm over what they called a “dire dengue situation” in the district.

DGHS has also instructed to enhance health screening and surveillance measures at all land, river, and airports

According to a statement signed by Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil, public relations officer at the airport, a set of precautionary measures has been rolled out to prevent potential spread of the virus through international arrivals

The move comes following an alert issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on June 6

With the new numbers, the country's total Covid-19 caseload rose to 2,021,742

3 new cases; official Covid-19 death toll 29,500 in Bangladesh