Transmission trend
Covid-19 entering endemic stage in India
Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in India are expected to rise for the next 10-12 days, and will gradually come down, news agency PTI reported citing sources
“Wearing masks now mandatory”: New set of directives after Covid-19 spike
The government today (June 28, 2022) made it mandatory for people to wear masks whenever they go out of their houses to limit the transmission of coronavirus after the recent surge in cases.
Covid deaths surged by 40% last week, but cases fell everywhere: WHO
The number of people killed by the coronavirus surged by more than 40% last week, likely due to changes in how Covid-19 deaths were reported across the Americas and by newly adjusted figures from India, according to a World Health Organization report released Wednesday.
Omicron cousin BA.2 more prevalent in Dhaka between Jan 29-Feb 18: study
The BA.2 subvariant of Omicron variant of the coronavirus was more prevalent between January 29 to February 18 in Dhaka city, finds a study.
Omicron leading to herd immunity?
Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against Covid-19?
Coronavirus loses 90% infecting power within minutes in air: study
Coronavirus loses 90 percent of its ability to infect people within 20 minutes of becoming airborne – with most of the loss occurring within the first five minutes, according to the world’s first simulations of how the virus survives in exhaled air.
Omicron overtakes Delta variant in India
India today acknowledged that Omicron has become the dominant circulating variant of Covid-19, replacing Delta strain in the country.
Curfew lifted in South Africa as Omicron wave subsides without major deaths, hospitalisations
South Africa, where the Omicron variant was detected in November, said Thursday that the country's latest coronavirus wave had likely passed its peak without a significant increase in deaths and that restrictions would be eased.
Early signs Covid-19 vaccines may not stop Delta transmission, England says
There are early signs that people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 may be able to transmit the Delta variant of the virus as easily as those who have not, scientists at Public Health England (PHE) said on Friday.
Fully vaccinated people who get Covid-19 breakthrough infection can transmit virus: CDC
Fully vaccinated people who get a Covid-19 breakthrough infection can transmit the virus, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr Rochelle Walensky said yesterday according to CNN.
98% Covid patients infected with delta variant: BSMMU
Around 98 percent Covid patients of the country have been infected with the highly transmissible Delta variant, according to a report of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
Doctors study whether Delta Covid-19 variant makes patients sicker
With a new wave of Covid-19 infections fueled by the Delta variant striking countries worldwide, disease experts are scrambling to learn whether the latest version of coronavirus is making people - mainly the unvaccinated - sicker than before.
Fauci says he expects no new U.S. lockdowns despite surging Delta cases
President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday he does not expect the United States will return to lockdowns, despite the growing risks of COVID-19 infections posed by the Delta variant.
Delta variant rampant in Asia; Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia post record COVID infections
The Olympics host city Tokyo, as well as Thailand and Malaysia, announced a record number of COVID-19 infections on Saturday, mostly driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant of the disease.
Reopening factories on Sunday will increase risk of Covid transmission: Technical committee chairman
The government’s decision to reopen garment factories and other export-related industries from August 1 will increase the risk of Covid-19 transmission, said the chairman of the National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) on Covid-19.
Japan expands virus emergency after record spikes amid Games
Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday following record spikes in infections as the capital hosts the Olympics.
Kerala to enforce lockdown, has 37.1% of total active Covid cases in India
Reeling under an unabated sharp rise in Covid-19 cases, the southern Indian state of Kerala will enforce a two-day lockdown on July 31 and August 1 while the Indian Health Ministry is rushing a high-level multi-disciplinary team there to help contain the alarming spread of the disease.
No space will be left in hospitals if Covid infections keep rising: health minister
There will be no space left in the hospitals for patients if the Covid-19 infections continue to rise, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque today.
