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Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 Technical Lead at the WHO. (Twitter Screenshot)

WHO classifies B1617 COVID-19 variant, first identified in India, as...

'There is need for more information on the epidemiologic studies that are underway, the studies that are evaluating...

11 May 2021 12:50 PM IST

Africa has reported many new outbreaks of the variant as Tunisia, Mozambique, Uganda, Nigeria and Malawi are among the 11 countries targeted by Delta. (Representational image: PTI)

'Delta variant in 135 countries, COVID cases could exceed 200 million...

Cases from India, Indonesia and Thailand accounted for 80 per cent of new cases being reported from the region

5 Aug 2021 1:51 PM IST

The virus is known to persist in the GI tract despite clearance of the virus from upper airways and lungs. (Twitter)

Covid virus expected to continue to transmit for a very long time: WHO

Populations where more people were previously infected and where vaccination coverage is high are expected to be less...

28 Sept 2021 1:44 PM IST

The second key challenge was the urgent need for a rapid redesign of care models for patients and mitigation strategies to deal with the virus. The third major challenge was protecting the physical and mental health of the frontline personnel, says Ishiqa Multani, President of Sagar Group of Hospitals. . By arrangement

Managing Healthcare Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic- A...

The first major challenge has been the lack of adequate capacity to manage supplies and patient volumes

23 Sept 2021 11:10 PM IST

The concern specifically includes on how the statistical model projects estimates for a country of geographical size and population of India and also fits in with other countries which have smaller population. (Representational image: PTI)

India questions WHO's methodology to estimate COVID-19 mortalities

India has shared its concerns with the methodology along with other member states through a series of formal...

17 April 2022 10:51 AM IST

The government must now put in place a mechanism to address such complaints of doctors in a transparent, speedy and fair manner. (Representational Image)

AA Edit | Keep doctors, all medics safe

Violence against healthcare providers and hospitals is a regular occurrence in almost all states despites acts to...

19 May 2023 12:15 AM IST

Health workers don protective clothing as they prepare to attend to patients in the isolation ward to diagnose and treat suspected Ebola patients, at Bikoro Hospital in Bikoro, the rural area where the Ebola outbreak was announced last week, in Congo. Congos latest Ebola outbreak has now spread to Mbandaka, a city of more than 1 million people, a worrying shift as the deadly virus risks traveling more easily in densely populated areas. (Photo: AP)

WHO lauded for fast Ebola action in Congo

So far, 52 confirmed, likely or suspected cases of the deadly virus have been registered in DRC, including 22 deaths.

25 May 2018 9:17 PM IST

The World Health Organization is planning to try out an experimental Ebola vaccine to fight the outbreak of the virus. (Photo: AP)

Congo Ebola outbreak: Confirmed cases rise to 31, Catholic priest...

Ebola spreads through contact with bodily fluids and is both highly infectious and extremely lethal.

25 May 2018 4:27 PM IST

The minister said setting up of a Kerala Cancer Care Grid, a network of all cancer care facilities in public and private health sector hospitals, was on (Photo: AFP)

WHO study shows Kerala has 50000 new cases of cancer every year

A comprehensive programme for early detection and treatment is being implemented by the government.

15 March 2018 4:34 PM IST

As per WHO statistics, glaucoma is the second largest cause of blindness in the world and fourth largest in India.

Sedentary lifestyle causes glaucoma in youth: Survey

As per a survey by Glaucoma Society of India, in 2017, out of the total glaucoma cases across India, a majority belong...

15 March 2018 1:56 AM IST

Flu can be transmitted through breathing, against all notions of contamination by exposure to droplets from coughs and sneezes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Find why Spanish flu is deadlier than World War I

The geographic origin of the epidemic is not certain and no samples remain for further study.

9 March 2018 1:50 PM IST

Dr. Guyauma Ngoyi Mwamba, centre, representative of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Expanded Program on Immunization, is administered with a vaccine during a vaccination campaign in Mbandaka, Congo Monday, May 21, 2018. Congos health minister says a nurse has died from Ebola in Bikoro, the rural northwestern town where the outbreak began, as the country begins a vaccination campaign. (Photo: AP)

Congo Ebola outbreak: Nurse becomes 27th victim to die from deadly...

The nurse's death brings the toll to 27, with 49 cases of hemorrhagic fever, of which 22 have been confirmed as Ebola.

22 May 2018 3:06 PM IST