The daily new infections fell below 10,000 for the fourth time this month taking India’s tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,09,25,710, while fresh fatalities remained below 100 for the tenth time this month
Kamal Hossain Talukdar, Senior Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 09 Feb 2021 01:43 PM BdST
Updated: 09 Feb 2021 01:43 PM BdST
An octogenarian couple received their COVID vaccine jabs as Bangladesh entered the third day of nationwide immunisation. );
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Abdul Matin, who crossed 89, and Raushan Ara, 81, from Rampura arrived at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Tuesday morning and later departed with a sigh of relief.
“Getting vaccinated is good. Everyone should take the shots, Matin told bdnews24.com.
The couple were accompanied by their daughter Faria Bushra Matin at the vaccination centre. They haven’t been infected with the coronavirus. That’s a relief. They are mentally agile for their age. Both of them are doing fine after receiving the shots,” Faria said.