Moderna and other groups get $60 million to develop Ebola vaccineCEPI is investing around $60 million to speed up the creation of vaccines against the deadly Ebola Bundibugyo virus. This funding will supp...
02 Jun, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
'If Ebola comes, we'll be wiped out': Democratic Republic of Congo conflict-displacedDorcas Mapenzi fears the worst if Ebola comes to the Kingonze camp, where she lives alongside more than 25,000 other displaced people in th...
29 May, 2026, 11.18 AM IST
Forget Hantavirus and Ebola, this deadly virus has killed over 500, mostly children, in India's neighbouring country. Check signs and symptomsA severe measles outbreak in Bangladesh has claimed over 500 lives, predominantly young children, with over 60,000 suspected cases reported...
26 May, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
How Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and angerEbola treatment centers in eastern Congo are being attacked. This violence stems from deep-seated issues like rebel conflict and displaceme...
24 May, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
Attacks on Ebola treatment centers are one of several problems affecting Congo's outbreak responseIn the Eastern Congo, a troubling surge of Ebola is compounded by deliberate attacks on medical facilities, igniting frustration among the ...
24 May, 2026, 08.32 PM IST
Hantavirus outbreak: How an African lab identified the deadly Andes strainA hantavirus scare aboard a cruise ship off Cape Verde prompted a rapid scientific response, with researchers in Senegal quickly identifyin...
22 May, 2026, 01.12 PM IST
Ebola scare in US-bound Air France flight as flyer denied entry to Detroit after plane diverted to Canada's MontrealEbola outbreak linked to a rare virus. There is no available vaccine or medicine for the Bundibugyo strain responsible for the outbreak.
21 May, 2026, 08.35 PM IST
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship set to reach Rotterdam port as final destinationThe cruise ship MV Hondius, hit by hantavirus, has docked in Rotterdam for disinfection. Remaining crew and medical staff will undergo quar...
18 May, 2026, 08.59 AM IST
Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor after Trump's endorsementOhio voters have chosen their candidates for key November elections. Billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy will face Dr. Amy Acton for governor. Sena...
06 May, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
Kerala elections 2026: Who after Pinarayi Vijayan? All eyes will be on these five if the Left gets it rightKerala's Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has led the state since 2016. The upcoming May 4th election results will determine the next govern...
26 Apr, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
COVID-19: Kerala logs 31,445 cases, 215 deathsThe last time Kerala crossed the 30,000 mark was on May 20, when it logged 30,491 cases. The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) rose further and cr...
25 Aug, 2021, 06.41 PM IST
Decline in infection rate: Michigan Study GroupThe effective reproduction number (R count), a key indicator of how fast the Covid-19 virus infects people, is beginning to drop in India, ...
11 May, 2021, 08.22 AM IST
World Covid-19 caseload breaches 68 million markThe global caseload stands at 68,161,156 while the number of fatalities stands at 1,555,138, as reported by the COVID-19 Dashboard by the C...
09 Dec, 2020, 09.24 AM IST
At the centre of Covid, diagnostic labs have been much in demandFrom government-referred to now on-demand testing, the volume of Covid testing has increased gradually for diagnostic firms.
26 Nov, 2020, 09.07 AM IST
Tick-borne virus: All you need to know about the disease that has killed 7 in ChinaBelonging to the Bunyavirus category, China isolated the pathogen of the virus first in 2011. First identified in China, the virus has also...
07 Aug, 2020, 04.14 PM IST
India's coronavirus case count crosses 1,00,000 markAt 8 am, the total number of cases stood at 1,01,139, casualties at 3,163 and the number of the cured/discharged at 39,174. Maharashtra, th...
19 May, 2020, 09.38 AM IST
Coronavirus case count, Sebi curbs, F&O expiry among key factors that will guide market this weekRapidly rising coronavirus cases will be the biggest factor steering share markets.
22 Mar, 2020, 05.37 PM IST