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28 Jul 2022
Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusMonkeypox scare: WHO advises bisexual men to limit sexual partners
Amid a global surge of monkeypox, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday recommended bisexual men, who are most affected by the virus, to restrict their sexual partners.
28 Jul 2022
Health & WellnessWorld Hepatitis Day 2022: History, significance, causes and symptoms
Observed on July 28 every year, World Hepatitis Day is celebrated to spread global awareness about the deadly disease which has resulted in more than 1.34 million annual deaths.
28 Jul 2022
UNICEFMP horror: 30 students vaccinated for COVID-19 with single syringe
In a shocking breach of the single-use syringe process, at least thirty school students were given COVID-19 vaccine with the same syringe on Wednesday in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar, NDTV reported.
25 Jul 2022
Delhi#NewsBytesExplainer: Is monkeypox the next epidemic India should worry about?
With the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring monkeypox a "global public health emergency," many are now wondering if it will be the next epidemic India should worry about.
24 Jul 2022
Union Health MinistryIndia's 4th monkeypox case reported in Delhi; no travel history
India reported its fourth monkeypox case on Sunday. The latest case has been detected in Delhi, reported ANI.
23 Jul 2022
United Arab EmiratesWHO declares monkeypox outbreak 'global public health emergency': Details here
Sounding the highest level of alarm that it can on the monkeypox outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday declared it a global public health emergency.
19 Jul 2022
KeralaMonkeypox: Symptoms, precautions and other important details
With India reporting its second monkeypox case from Kerala on Monday, a high alert has been sounded in all the districts of the state.
18 Jul 2022
Human Development IndexWith 2 deaths, Ghana confirms contagious Marburg virus cases
Ghana's health ministry verified two cases of the Marburg virus, a highly contagious disease akin to Ebola, on Sunday after two patients died.
15 Jul 2022
KeralaMonkeypox: Kerala issues statewide alert after India's first case
Kerala government issued a state-wide alert for co-passengers of India's first monkeypox case on Friday.
07 Jul 2022
IndiaNew COVID-19 sub-variant BA.2.75 detected in India: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has found a new sub-lineage BA.2.75 of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in India and some other countries, PTI reported.
29 Jun 2022
AfricaUS to distribute monkeypox vaccines nationwide to curb outbreak
Amid the surge in monkeypox cases in the United States, the White House said on Tuesday that it will start distributing the monkeypox vaccines across the country, with a focus on people most at risk and communities with the highest number of cases.
24 Jun 2022
VaccineCOVID-19 vaccines prevented 42L deaths in India in 2021: Report
A recent study stated that COVID-19 vaccines helped prevent more than 42 lakh potential deaths in India in 2021.
19 Jun 2022
Drugs Controller General of IndiaClinical trials for nasal COVID-19 vaccine complete: Bharat Biotech
The phase 3 clinical trials of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 nasal vaccine have been completed, according to Dr. Krishna Ella, the company's Chairman and Managing Director.
09 Jun 2022
Google MapsNew Google Map feature shows air quality index around you
Ever wondered what the quality of the air around you is? Well, Google Maps has come to your rescue with a new air quality layer.
09 Jun 2022
Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusWHO confirms over 1,000 monkeypox cases in 29 countries
Amid surging monkeypox infections across the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said that there are more than 1,000 confirmed cases in 29 countries.
08 Jun 2022
CancerRare result: Cancer vanishes in all patients during drug trial
In a first, a small clinical trial has found 100% eradication of cancer without patients having to go through the painful and time-consuming chemotherapy sessions.
07 Jun 2022
Health & WellnessWorld Food Safety Day: Significance, theme, and call to action
Every year 4,20,000 people die eating contaminated food across the world, out of which 1,25,000 are children under the age of five.
04 Jun 2022
Union Health MinistryGhaziabad: 5-year-old girl's sample sent for monkeypox testing
The sample of a five-year-old was collected for monkeypox testing as a precautionary measure after she complained of itching and rashes on her body, the chief medical officer (CMO) of Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad told ANI on Saturday.
01 Jun 2022
Union Health MinistrySurveillance, rapid identification, isolation: Centre issues guidelines on monkeypox
Amid a surge in monkeypox cases in non-endemic countries, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday issued "Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease."
31 May 2022
Health & WellnessWorld No Tobacco Day: History, significance, and theme
World No Tobacco Day is celebrated every May 31 to inform everyone about the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, and what the World Health Organization (WHO) does to fight against the use of tobacco.
30 May 2022
AfricaMonkeypox poses moderate risk to global public health: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday said monkeypox poses a "moderate risk" to overall public health across the world.
29 May 2022
IraqIraq witnesses 'unprecedented' surge in deadly nose-bleeding fever
Iraq is witnessing an outbreak of a deadly fever that causes people to bleed to death with cases surging at an unprecedented rate.
27 May 2022
COVID-19Health Ministry to release guidelines on monkeypox soon
With the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting 131 confirmed cases of monkeypox and 106 suspected cases in 19 countries, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will soon be releasing preventive guidelines.
23 May 2022
Saudi ArabiaCOVID-19 re-emergence: Saudi bans travel to India, 15 other countries
Saudi Arabia has barred its citizens from traveling to 16 countries, including India, following the re-emergence of COVID-19 cases.
22 May 2022
Portugal'Concerned' WHO expects more monkeypox cases globally
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday said 92 cases of monkeypox have been registered in 12 countries over the last 10 days, and cases may further increase in the coming days.
15 May 2022
South KoreaNorth Korea: 8,20,620 fresh COVID-19 cases in just 3 days
Just days after North Korea reported its first COVID-19 case, an explosion in the number of infections rocked the country on Sunday.
13 May 2022
North KoreaNorth Korea reports 6 COVID-19 deaths, isolates 1,87,800 people
A day after North Korea acknowledged its first-ever COVID-19 outbreak, the nation said six people have died and thousands have shown symptoms of fever.
12 May 2022
North KoreaNorth Korea confirms first COVID-19 case ever, imposes nationwide lockdown
Confirming its first COVID-19 case on Thursday, North Korea ordered a nationwide lockdown calling it the "gravest national emergency."
10 May 2022
AfricaUK confirms monkeypox case: Know causes, symptoms, and treatment
The United Kingdom has confirmed a case of the rare monkeypox infection.
06 May 2022
IndiaWHO report claims India underreported COVID-19 deaths; India strongly objects
India on Thursday strongly objected to a new World Health Organization report, which claims India witnessed nearly 10 times higher COVID-19 deaths in 2020-21 than the official figures.
04 May 2022
Union Ministry of Health and Family WelfareIndia registered higher deaths, fewer births in 1st pandemic year
India saw a 6% rise in deaths in 2020—the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic—compared to 2019, showed the Civil Registration System (CRS) data released by the Centre on Tuesday.
29 Apr 2022
Ministry Of External AffairsCentre denies asking Bharat Biotech to address WHO's COVAXIN suspension
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday denied reports that it had asked Bharat Biotech to address issues to avoid the cancellation of the World Health Organization's (WHO) emergency approval for its COVAXIN.
27 Apr 2022
ChinaChina reports first human case of H3N8 bird flu
China has confirmed the first human infection with the H3N8 strain of avian flu in the Henan province.
23 Apr 2022
GujaratWHO's first global traditional medicine center in Gujarat by 2024
World Health Organization's (WHO) first-of-its-kind Global Center for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) is set to open in Gujarat's Jamnagar by 2024, reported News18.
17 Apr 2022
IndiaNot 5L, 40L Indians died of COVID-19, claims Rahul Gandhi
Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged 40 lakh people died of COVID-19 in India and not five lakh as the Centre claims.
17 Apr 2022
Union Ministry of Health and Family WelfareIndia questions WHO's methodology to calculate COVID-19 deaths: Here's why
India on Saturday asserted the World Health Organization (WHO) utilized incorrect methodology for calculating its COVID-19 deaths.
16 Apr 2022
EuropeKids in US, Europe diagnosed with mysterious liver disease
Health officials in the United States and several European nations are looking into mysterious cases of serious liver disease in children for which there seems to be no known cause.
06 Apr 2022
IndiaCOVID-19 XE variant: India's first case detected in Mumbai
India on Wednesday reported its first case of coronavirus variant XE in Mumbai, NDTV reported.
02 Apr 2022
United KingdomNew COVID-19 mutant 'XE' could be most transmissible, says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said a new mutation of the novel coronavirus, known as XE, appears to be 10% more transmissible than the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron.
23 Mar 2022
COVID-19COVID-19 recombinant strains found in 7 Indian states: Report
Scientists have found recombinant strains of COVID-19 in seven Indian states including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal, Telangana, and New Delhi, a report by Telangana Today claimed.
