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 outbreak on cruise ship: India monitors situation, no cases on Indian soilThe Union Health Ministry is monitoring hantavirus cases on the cruise ship MV Hondius, where three deaths and five confirmed infections ha...
08 May, 2026, 06.01 PM IST
Only two Nipah Virus cases reported from West Bengal since December: Union health ministryWest Bengal has reported only two Nipah Virus Disease cases since December. The Union health ministry confirmed this, refuting speculative ...
27 Jan, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
Cabinet approves Rs 2,000 crore grant-in-aid for NCDCThe Union Cabinet has approved a significant financial boost for cooperatives. A Rs 2,000 crore grant will be provided to the National Coop...
31 Jul, 2025, 05.33 PM IST
Fresh COVID-19 case detected in Odisha after two-and-a-half years, patient stableOdisha reports a new COVID-19 case after two and a half years. The patient is stable but has other health issues. The Health Department is ...
22 May, 2025, 01.21 PM IST
59 cases of HMPV, 2 deaths due to co-morbidities reported from January 6-29: GovtFifty-nine cases of HMPV and two deaths due to co-morbidities have been reported in India between January 6-29. The virus particularly affe...
04 Feb, 2025, 07.53 PM IST
HMPV: Govt keeping close watch on situation, says JP NaddaThe World Health Organization has "taken cognisance of the situation and will share the report shortly with us", JP Nadda added. "The healt...
07 Jan, 2025, 06.00 PM IST
Kerala Health Minister says no need to worry over reports of massive flu outbreak in ChinaKerala Health Minister Veena George stated that the state government is closely monitoring the viral fever and respiratory infection outbre...
04 Jan, 2025, 03.36 PM IST
Nothing to be alarmed, take general precautions: Director-General of Health Services amid HMPV outbreak in ChinaDr. Atul Goel, Director-General of Health Services, assures the public that there is no need for alarm regarding the Human Metapneumovirus ...
04 Jan, 2025, 11.24 AM IST
Government says 53 cases of Chandipura virus reported in countryIndia has reported 53 confirmed cases of Chandipura virus, with 19 deaths, mainly in Gujarat, prompting Union Health Minister J P Nadda to ...
06 Aug, 2024, 03.11 PM IST
No new variant but severity, hospitalisation being monitored: NCDC on surge in COVID cases"We are looking into the type of variant that whether we are getting particular cases of some variant like US, UK and other countries are r...
27 Jun, 2022, 08.10 PM IST
Daily Covid cases rising in 37 districts in nine statesSeven districts in Tamil Nadu, six in Himachal Pradesh, five in Karnataka, two each in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and West Bengal, and on...
11 Aug, 2021, 07.19 AM IST
Need to create awareness on zoonotic diseases: Mansukh MandaviyaHe made the remarks while virtually inaugurating the Whole Genome Sequencing National Reference Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance (AM...
30 Jul, 2021, 02.23 PM IST
1,189 samples have tested positive for variants of concern of SARS COV-2 in India: Health MinistryThese include 1,109 samples testing positive for the UK variants, 79 for the South Africa variant and one sample for the Brazil variant, th...
16 Apr, 2021, 08.56 PM IST
NABARD Assam has identified 46 Primary Agricultural Coop Societies for financial assistanceAs a part of the government's major agri-sector reforms, this fund will help in creating post-harvest infrastructure in villages and genera...
12 Aug, 2020, 10.50 PM IST
High-level team of doctors in Kerala to probe Nipah virus deathsThe high-level team from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has been asked to assist the Kerala government and closely monitor ...
21 May, 2018, 04.23 PM IST
Surveillance of foodborne diseases: Lack of labs, personnel biggest hurdleWe do not have enough labs and Epidemoilogists in the country at the district level to investigate such diseases.
13 Mar, 2015, 05.15 PM IST