Hantavirus CDC: Infected US passengers aboard cruise ship MV Hondius to be brought to this location. Details hereHantavirus is usually spread by rodents, but in rare cases can be transmitted person-to-person. The CDC said on Friday it would distribute ...
09 May, 2026, 06.32 AM IST
Hantavirus outbreak: All about Andes virus strain that can transmit person to person as CDC classifies virus as level 3 emergency responseHantavirus strain that can transmit from person to person -- Andes virus -- has been confirmed among those who have tested positive, fuelli...
09 May, 2026, 04.53 AM IST
New hantavirus case suspected on remote island as contact tracing continuesTristan da Cunha, known for its isolation, has reported a potential hantavirus case linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius. A British travele...
08 May, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
WHO warns of more hantavirus cases in 'limited' outbreakThree passengers died from hantavirus after a cruise. The World Health Organization believes the outbreak will be limited if precautions ar...
07 May, 2026, 09.50 PM IST
Mass COVID-19 testing to end from April 1 in England, says UK PM Boris Johnson"From April 1, when winter is over and the virus will spread less easily, we will end free symptomatic and asymptomatic testing for the gen...
21 Feb, 2022, 10.34 PM IST
Only symptomatic health care workers will be tested, quarantined at AIIMS DelhiEarlier on Wednesday, the AIIMS COVID-19 Task Force has requested his colleagues from other departments to provide 80 per cent of the resid...
23 Apr, 2021, 08.54 AM IST
Most asymptomatic children have low levels of coronavirus compared to those with symptomsIt's important for children to continue wearing masks and wash their hands frequently.
23 Oct, 2020, 06.03 PM IST
Symptoms are a poor marker of Covid-19, finds UK study; experts say important to catch 'silent' transmissionThe researchers used data from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey.
16 Oct, 2020, 05.57 PM IST
Children with no Covid-19 symptoms may shed virus for weeks, shows studyThe study found that kids carried the viral genetic material RNA for a longer period than expected.
29 Aug, 2020, 07.18 PM IST
Is it a crime to do asymptomatic testing? Biocon chief expresses anguishThe Executive Chairperson of Bengaluru-headquartered biotech major, Biocon Ltd, said given the size of the country, the rising number of ca...
26 Jun, 2020, 02.09 PM IST
Follow LG order on COVID-19 testing scrupulously, HC tells AAP govtThe Delhi High Court Monday said it was not going to further monitor the matter in view of the Delhi government status report which said th...
22 Jun, 2020, 03.21 PM IST
Up to 45 per cent of coronavirus infections may be asymptomatic: StudyThe findings, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, suggested that asymptomatic people may account for approximately 40 to ...
13 Jun, 2020, 01.28 PM IST
Covid testing numbers in Karnataka down sharply and so are fresh casesThe decline in testing volume when Covid cases are on the rise has raised apprehension over the state’s testing strategy. The current appro...
12 Jun, 2020, 10.31 AM IST
No tests for asymptomatic persons in Delhi nowICMR guidelines earlier said: “Asymptomatic direct and high risk contacts of a confirmed case to be tested once between day 5 and day 10 of...
04 Jun, 2020, 10.22 AM IST
Wildly varying data across states makes comparisons difficultStates that are following a wider testing protocol could be picking up many more cases and hence their numbers might seem larger relative t...
18 Apr, 2020, 10.48 AM IST
China orders re-test of recovered Covid-19 patients, intensified screening of asymptomatic casesChina's National Health Commission (NHC) on Thursday reported 63 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, including 61 imported ones taking ...
09 Apr, 2020, 08.30 PM IST
China reveals 1,541 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases amid concerns of second wave of infectionsIn a surprise announcement on Tuesday, China's National Health Commission (NHC) said it would begin to release the data of asymptomatic pat...
01 Apr, 2020, 02.53 PM IST