President-elect Joe Biden has received his first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, saying he was getting the jab to show Americans it is "safe to take". Mr Biden joins a growing number of political leaders getting the jab, including Vice-President Mike Pence and House

The US Congress has passed a long-awaited $900bn (£660bn) package of coronavirus pandemic aid after months of political wrangling. Senators approved the bill late on Monday, hours after it was passed by the House of Representatives. The aid includes direct payments for many

Bangladesh today confirmed 32 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,312.  According to the Health authorities, 1,470 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India's total coronavirus cases reached 1,00,55,560 on Monday with 24,337 new COVID-19 cases recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). According to the Health Ministry, 25,709 recoveries have been reported in the last 24

The rapid spread of a new variant of coronavirus has been blamed for the introduction of strict tier four mixing rules for millions of people, harsher restrictions on mixing at Christmas in England, Scotland and Wales, and other countries placing the UK on a travel ban. So how has it

European Union officials will discuss later a co-ordinated response to a new, more infectious coronavirus variant in the UK, which has led many countries to impose travel bans. Germany, France and Italy are among those to suspend flights from the UK. Outbound train services through the

A number of European countries have or are considering banning travel from the UK to prevent the spread of a more infectious variant of coronavirus. Both the Netherlands and Belgium have suspended flights. Trains to Belgium have also been banned. Italy's foreign minister has

Bangladesh today confirmed 38 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,280.  According to the Health authorities, 1,153 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India added 26,624 coronavirus infections in 24 hours, taking its tally to 1,00,31,223, the Health Ministry data this morning showed.  The number of fresh infections is 5.8 per cent higher than Saturday when the country registered 25,152 cases to take the total infections to over

Australia's most populous state has announced new restrictions for the Greater Sydney area in an attempt to contain a growing outbreak of Covid-19. Household gatherings will be capped at 10 people and hospitality venues at 300 until Wednesday. Residents had already been told to

Bangladesh today confirmed 25 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,242.  According to the Health authorities, 1,267 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

India reported 25,152 new Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours ending 9 am Saturday, taking its tally past the grim milestone of one crore infections.  With 347 fatalities, the death toll touched 1,45,136. There are as many as 3,08,751 active cases in the country, while 95,50,712 people

Moderna has been approved by the US government as the country's second Covid-19 vaccine, clearing the way for millions of doses to be released. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorised the US-made jab about a week after approving a Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine which is now

India expects to begin vaccinating people against Covid-19 in January, federal health officials told the BBC. The officials - who requested anonymity - said a few vaccine candidates were likely to get emergency-use authorisation from the drug regulator in the next few weeks. Two

Bangladesh today confirmed 25 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,217.  According to the Health authorities, 1,318 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

A second coronavirus vaccine is nearing emergency approval in the US after it was endorsed by a panel of experts. The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said his agency would move quickly to authorise the Moderna vaccine, allowing the company to begin shipping millions of

Bangladesh today confirmed 36 deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 7,192.  According to the Health authorities, 1,134 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours raising the total number of

With 24,000 new cases, the coronavirus tally in India now stands at 99.56 lakh.  As many as 355 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours taking the tally to 1.4 lakh. Of the 99.56 lakh cases, active cases have dropped to 3.22 lakh. Kerala reported over 6,000 cases after two weeks

A team of 10 international scientists will travel to the Chinese city of Wuhan next month to investigate the origins of Covid-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Beijing has been reluctant to agree to an independent inquiry and it has taken many months of negotiations for

MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated more than $4bn (£3bn) to food banks and emergency relief funds in four months. In a blog post, Ms Scott said she wanted to help Americans who were struggling because of the pandemic. Ms Scott is the