Sacked H-1B staff asked to do more B-2 paperworkTech giants such as Amazon, Oracle, and Meta have laid off thousands of employees in the past few months, and a large number of the affecte...
20 May, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
Officials says India closely monitoring Ebola situation, experts urge vigilanceGlobal health authorities are on alert as Ebola cases rise in Africa. Indian health officials are closely watching the situation and review...
18 May, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
What is Ebola, how does it spread and is there any outbreak in India? All FAQs answeredEbola outbreak: The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public he...
18 May, 2026, 09.18 AM IST
Hantavirus in India? Health Ministry activates precautionary surveillance measures; check what is Andes virus, signs, symptoms and prevention tipsHantavirus update: India has heightened surveillance for Hantavirus following an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, which reported eig...
10 May, 2026, 01.59 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
The 'Living Nostradamus' just made a terrifying Iran war prediction, and the date is very specificLiving Nostradamus Iran war prediction: Brazilian psychic Athos Salomé has triggered fresh global debate after warning that the Iran war ma...
07 May, 2026, 06.34 PM IST
Crude shock temporary; pharma and EMS are the real bets: Abhay AgarwalGeopolitical fears are driving crude oil prices higher, but Piper Serica's Abhay Agarwal believes this is a temporary, sentiment-driven spi...
30 Apr, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
Bharat Biotech's intranasal Covid vaccine approved, to be available on CO-WIN from FridayBharat Biotech's intranasal Covid vaccine has been approved by the Union Health Ministry for inclusion in the vaccination programme as a bo...
23 Dec, 2022, 11.14 AM IST
Centre asks states, UTs to screen 2% passengers from each incoming flight through RT-PCRUnion Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan issued the advisory through a letter to states and UTs, referring to the 'Operational Guidelines for ...
29 Jun, 2022, 09.05 PM IST
Govt plans to check sewage load to track Covid spreadAs reported by ET earlier, the department of biotechnology has drawn up a detailed sewage surveillance plan, which will be rolled out throu...
16 Mar, 2022, 12.16 AM IST
China's 'surveillance creep': How big data COVID monitoring could be used to control people post-pandemicThe State Council, the highest administrative government unit in China, plans to use some of Covid monitoring capabilities and incorporate ...
31 Aug, 2021, 11.12 AM IST
MHA issues fresh COVID-19 guidelines, says need to be vigilant as new variant emerging in UK"While there has been a continuous decline in the active and new COVID-19 cases, there is a need to maintain surveillance, containment and ...
28 Dec, 2020, 10.34 PM IST
First dynamic Covid surveillance system rolls out in 195 nations"Now we can easily identify outbreaks at their beginning," said Lori Post from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. "You ...
06 Dec, 2020, 11.47 AM IST
COVID controls turn Asia into global surveillance hotspot, analysts sayAmong the worst-scoring Asian nations in the Verisk Maplecroft index were Pakistan, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, India and the Phili...
01 Oct, 2020, 08.35 AM IST
Govt has made an action plan for better monitoring of spread of COVID-19 in India: Health Ministry"Union Health Minister and MoS, held a video conference yesterday with health functionaries and field officers of World Health Organisation...
16 Apr, 2020, 04.54 PM IST
Coronavirus in sewage portended Covid-19 outbreak in Dutch cityThe so-called SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is often excreted in an infected person’s stool.
31 Mar, 2020, 02.27 PM IST