Hantavirus scientists were close to vaccine but ran out of moneyScientists in Chile developed antibodies that successfully neutralised the deadly Andes hantavirus in lab and animal studies, raising hopes...
14 May, 2026, 06.53 AM IST
Could cruise ship passengers sue over the hantavirus outbreak?Travelers on the MV Hondius find themselves with few legal recourses following a hantavirus outbreak. Oceanwide Expeditions, the company be...
13 May, 2026, 03.49 PM IST
Unlike Covid-19, hantavirus not known for rapid human transmission, spreads through rodents: ExpertsHantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship with Indian nationals have sparked concerns, but experts declare these infections are confined to ...
08 May, 2026, 07.32 PM IST
India faces no immediate public health threat from hantavirus: NIV chiefTwo Indian nationals aboard a cruise ship have reportedly contracted hantavirus. Indian health officials assure the public that these cases...
08 May, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
West Asia war: Amid gloom and doom in Surat and Tiruppur’s textile clusters, one industry offers hopeAs the West Asia conflict drags down most sectors in India’s two major textile hubs, one segment in Surat is opening up new opportunities
13 Apr, 2026, 10.47 AM IST
COVID-19: Virus cluster at nightclub sets off new Beijing clampdownA total of 166 cases have been linked to the Heaven Supermarket club in the downtown Gongti nightlife area after an infected person visited...
13 Jun, 2022, 01.46 PM IST
Karnataka CM hints at new COVID-19 guidelines with cases appearing in clusters"If we have to bring any new guidelines it should be for the entire state. The Centre has also issued guidelines. Controlling COVID cases i...
08 Dec, 2021, 01.21 PM IST
Two major Covid clusters emerge in ChennaiA gated community in Sholinganallur here has emerged as the second major Covid-19 cluster, seen as different from the first one at Kilpauk ...
13 Aug, 2021, 01.52 PM IST
COVID-19 cluster at Olympic hotel as Tokyo cases surgeJust over a week before the opening ceremony, the spreading infections highlight the risks of staging the world's biggest sports event duri...
14 Jul, 2021, 11.57 PM IST
With rise in COVID cases, sewage surveillance system launched in Bengaluru for early detection of infectionThe drive is an initiative of COVIDActionCollab (CAC) supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the S...
27 May, 2021, 03.47 PM IST
JSW Steel’s Ballari site a Covid cluster, no entry till month-endThe restrictions will be in force till June 30. “We are working closely with the government and taken all precautionary steps,” JSW Steel d...
17 Jun, 2020, 11.07 AM IST
View: Beyond the lockdown, to reduce deaths prevent the clustersIn India with the country in lockdown, we only are made aware of few clusters, namely, in Nizamuddin, Chennai vegetable market, Nanded pilg...
29 May, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
Mathematical modeling suggests containment of COVID-19 possibleThe cluster containment strategy aims to contain the spread of the disease within a defined geographic area by early detection of cases, br...
17 May, 2020, 07.52 AM IST
Central teams find infection control practices not duly followed in high case load districtsSix high-level multi-disciplinary teams were constituted by the Union Health Ministry to assist and review state health departments for pro...
29 Apr, 2020, 02.39 PM IST
India gets 1 Covid-positive case in 24 testsICMR said population-based testing was not the right approach and that the absolute number of tests done are not the way to go when it come...
17 Apr, 2020, 08.03 AM IST
Seven Covid hotspots identified in Bengal: Mamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee also said that the death toll in the state has risen to five, while the number of active cases stands at 69. On Tuesday, ei...
10 Apr, 2020, 09.25 PM IST
COVID-19: Health ministry comes out with cluster containment strategyThe containment strategy would contain the disease within a defined geographic area by early detection.
05 Apr, 2020, 06.15 AM IST