I urge all those who haven’t taken the vaccine, to get the shot quickly,” Hasina said. The number of patients with the omicron variant has crossed 3,000 in the neighbouring country of India. Experts believe that two doses of the coronavirus vaccine cannot provide total protection from the omicron, but lower the need for hospitalisation. As of now, 129.5 million vaccine doses have been administered. The coronavirus pandemic has crushed the global economy and has affected the economy of Bangladesh negatively, Hasina said.

Source: bd News24 January 07, 2022 13:08 UTC