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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…
More than 1,000 patients have died while waiting for urgent medical evacuation from war-ravaged Gaza in the last year and a half, the World Health Organization said Friday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X that the UN agency and its partners had “evacuated over 10,600 patients from Gaza with severe health conditions, including…
New Delhi: The Ayush Expo will be a central feature of the second WHO Global Traditional Medicine Summit (GTMC), to be held this week, and will showcase India’s ancient medicine systems alongside global practices, the Ministry of Ayush said on Tuesday. GTMC, being organised by the Ministry of Ayush, in association with the World Health Organization…