DHAKA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) — The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is driving a huge spike in fresh infections in Bangladesh, a senior official said Sunday.
Nazmul Islam, a spokesman for the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), told reporters, “A huge spike in infections is being driven by the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which is gradually replacing Delta in the country.”
In a health bulletin Sunday af