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Ebola, hantavirus show world's risk preparedness lagging: Pandemic expertGlobal health crisis response has improved since Covid-19. However, a leading expert warns that awareness of pandemic risks remains low. Re...
Watch: Four pilots eject seconds before two $67 million US Navy jets plunge into flames during Idaho Air showFour crew members are in stable condition after ejecting from two US Navy EA18-G jets that collided mid-air during Idaho's Gunfighter Skies...
How many countries are affected by the Hantavirus outbreak, how concerning is it?Virus: A hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship has raised global concern, with at least eight countries involved in trac...
US F-35 fighter jet crashes, pilot survives with minor injuries: Here’s what we know so farA US Air Force F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet crashed on March 31, 2026, north of Las Vegas within a restricted military area. The p...
UP horror: Woman and lover murder husband, tie him up before slitting his throat; wife sleeps beside body with kidsIn a disturbing incident, a woman and her lover sedated her husband, tied his hands and legs to the cot, before slitting his throat. The wi...
BA.2 Covid variant is like Omicron's sister. Here's what we know about it so farWe're seeing cases of a sub-variant of Omicron, known as BA.2, emerge in Australia and more than 50 countries.
Hong Kong detects new COVID-19 variant in people with travel history to South AfricaHong Kong has detected a newly identified COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.529. which is causing an increase in new Covid-19 infections in South Afr...
Delta+ Variant AY.4.2 driving UK surge seen in IndiaSo far only 20-30 cases - or less than 0.1% of the cases sequenced in India - have been identified with the AY.4.2 sublineage of the Delta ...
Seven cases of 'more contagious’ mutant of Delta variant found in IndiaAY.4.2, dubbed "Delta Plus" and now named VUI-21OCT-01 by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), has been under closer scrutiny in recent d...
New mutation AY.4.2 of Delta variant being monitored in EnglandOverall infection rates in Britain remain stubbornly high, despite high rates of vaccination, and on Monday nearly 50,000 new cases of Covi...
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...
COVID: Lambda variant is now in 29 countries, but what evidence do we have that it's more dangerous?Lambda has seven mutations on the spike protein. These mutations may make it easier for lambda to bind to our cells and make it harder for ...
Watch out for four emerging variants of coronavirus, warn health expertsHealth experts have called for strong surveillance on four emerging coronavirus variants, apart from the Delta-plus (B.1.617.2.1 or AY.1) s...
COVID-19 Indian variant spreads to neighbouring countries; detected in Lanka, BangladeshThe B.1.617.2, classified as a Variant Under Investigation (VUI) on April 28, is now known as VOC-21APR-02 after it was found to be at leas...
UK health authorities elevate version of Indian COVID-19 variant as concerningAccording to a report based on leaked data by the BBC, Public Health England (PHE) is said to have recommended the B.1.617.2 version of the...
UK finds 2 further strands of Indian variant of coronavirus as case numbers rise to 400Public Health England (PHE) said it has tracked around 400 cases of the B.1.617 variant of coronavirus first found in India but added that ...
France finds 1st case of variant sweeping IndiaThe Health Ministry announced late Thursday night that three people tested positive for the new variant in the Bouches-du-Rhone and Lot et ...
Boris Johnson says looking to 'help and support' India as UK travel ban beginsThe comment by Johnson, who was forced to cancel a planned visit to India this weekend amid a surge in infections, came as the "red list" C...
Indian variant still under investigation in UK, not yet of concern: Boris Johnson"The Indian variant is still just a variant under investigation, not a variant of concern," he said, adding that experts are currently look...
UK finds 77 cases of COVID-19 variant first found in IndiaPublic Health England (PHE), which releases weekly updates on the number of confirmed new cases of Variants of Concern (VOC) and VUI in the...