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News india Delhi-NCR H1N1 Spike: More Testing, Same Old Strain, Says Dr Soumya Swaminathan Last Updated:August 23, 2026, 3:55 PM IST Dr Swaminathan recommended taking the flu vaccine now, noting that vaccine-based immunity typically takes about two weeks to develop News18 The recent spike in H1N1 or swine flu cases across Delhi-NCR is largely a…
News india ‘WHO Helped Yunus Govt Target Me’: Hasina’s Daughter’s Charge Against Tedros | Exclusive Last Updated:August 21, 2026, 8:12 PM IST Saima Wazed’s legal team made the allegation in a letter to WHO Chief Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus while seeking clarity on her indefinite leave. WHO has reportedly refused to comment Saima Wazed, Dr. Tedros…
Last Updated:July 10, 2026, 01:58 IST The WHO said the case fatality rate in DR Congo stands at 34 percent, meaning about one in three patients have died. Healthcare workers carry a patient on a stretcher suffering from Ebola in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the DR of Congo. (AFP photo) The Ebola outbreak…
The deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, which sparked international alarm, should be formally declared over on July 2, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday. However, while the episode is nearing the end for the remaining people in quarantine, for scientists and experts, the work is only in its early stages. Virus samples…
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern”, posing risks to neighbouring countries. The WHO said the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency, but that countries sharing land…
After the spread of Hanta virus in the cruise ship Hondius, now Noro virus has spread in another cruise ship Caribbean Princess. Now two different ships in the middle of the ocean are affected by the virus. The world is in shock due to the outbreak of these viruses. The monitoring of both cruise ships…
After the spread of Hanta virus in the cruise ship Hondius, now Noro virus has spread in another cruise ship Caribbean Princess. Now two different ships in the middle of the ocean are affected by the virus. The world is in shock due to the outbreak of these viruses. The monitoring of both cruise ships…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday confirmed a hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius, with eight people falling ill and three deaths reported so far. The agency said six of the infections have been laboratory-confirmed as Andes virus, a type of hantavirus, while two other cases are considered probable. According to…
In a development that could reshape the fight against drug-resistant infections, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay have unveiled a novel way to make existing antibiotics work again. Instead of trying to invent entirely new drugs, the team has focused on protecting the ones already in use. Their approach uses tiny, lab-made…
Last Updated:January 31, 2026, 11:15 PM IST The cat-themed gift for Starmer adds to a series of personal diplomatic moments under Sanae Takaichi, alongside meetings with Giorgia Meloni and South Korea’s President. The Japanese PM’s gift was meant for 10 Downing Street’s famous cat Larry and Starmer’s own pets. (IMAGE: X/@takaichi_sanae) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae…