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Govt closely monitoring Ebola situation; no confirmed case in India

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said it is closely monitoring the evolving situation of Ebola Virus Disease following recent outbreaks reported in parts of Africa. The government stated that,…

Over 900 suspected cases identified in Congo Ebola response: WHO chief

  Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) scales up surveillance in its Ebola response, more than 900 suspected cases have been identified…

Ebola outbreak: India advises citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Congo, Uganda

New Delhi: The government on Sunday advised Indian citizens, currently residing in or travelling to Congo, Uganda and South Sudan, to strictly follow public health guidance issued by local authorities and maintain heightened precautions, in…

Delhi Airport issues public health advisory amid Ebola concerns

New Delhi: Indira Gandhi International Airport on Thursday issued a public health advisory for passengers arriving from or transiting through Ebola-affected countries, asking travellers showing symptoms of the disease to immediately report to health authorities…

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda global public health emergency

Geneva: The World Health Organisation on Sunday determined that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a “public health emergency of international concern.” The WHO said on social media…

WHO says more hantavirus cases may emerge in coming weeks after cruise evacuation

Madrid: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday said additional hantavirus cases could still emerge in the coming weeks following the evacuation of passengers from the outbreak-hit cruise ship MV Hondius,…

WHO calls everyone aboard hantavirus-hit ship ‘high-risk’ contacts

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said that all people aboard a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak should be considered “high-risk” contacts and actively monitored for 42 days. “We classify everybody on board…

Hantavirus outbreak not another COVID pandemic, public health risk remains low: WHO

  New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday said the hantavirus outbreak is not another COVID pandemic, and the current public health risk remains low. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in…

Bihar Cabinet: Portfolios allocated in Samrat Choudhary govt; Nishant Kumar gets Health

Patna: A major political development unfolded in Bihar on Thursday as the NDA government led by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary underwent a massive Cabinet expansion at Gandhi Maidan. In a grand ceremony attended by top…

WHO confirms 5 hantavirus cases, 12 countries informed

New Delhi: Amid the global alarm, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday confirmed five hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship outbreak, while three additional cases remain suspected. Eight severe respiratory illness cases, including three…

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