Zahid Maleque
Covid-19 vaccination: No more ‘on-spot’ registration
The government has scrapped the ‘on-spot’ registration for coronavirus doses to avoid crowd in centres and properly run the vaccination campaign, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said Thursday.
Countrywide Covid-19 vaccination drive from Feb 7: Health Minister
A countrywide mass Covid-19 vaccination campaign will start from February 7, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said Tuesday.
Refrain from spreading rumours, politics over vaccine: Health Minister
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque on Thursday urged all to refrain from doing politics, spreading rumours over vaccine.
Bangladesh’s daily Covid-19 infection rate stays below 6%
Bangladesh saw a daily infection rate of 5.57% with 762 new cases reported until early Friday.
Bangladesh’s Covid-19 vaccine storage capacity 140-150m: Health Minister
Health minister Zahid Maleque on Thursday reassured the people that there won’t be any problem in storing and distributing Covid-19 vaccines.
Bangladesh to get Covid vaccine from India on time: Health Minister
Bangladesh will receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine from the Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd on time, Health Minister Zahid Maleque assured the people on Monday.
UK returnees to Bangladesh must stay in quarantine: Minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday said UK returnees must be there in quarantine for seven days as a new strain of coronavirus has been detected there.
Govt providing free HIV tests, treatment: Zahid Maleque
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Tuesday said that the government is providing HIV tests and treatment free of cost across the country.
Covid-19 2nd wave to be tackled jointly with private hospitals: Minister
The possible second wave of coronavirus in the country have to be tackled with joint efforts of private and government hospitals, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday.
Treatment costs, charges at pvt hospitals to be fixed: Minister
The government will take steps to fix the costs of medical treatment, including test and treatment fees, at private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centers, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday.