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
Rare but ruthless: How Hantavirus strikes fast, and should you be concernedA rare hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship has drawn global attention after multiple infections and three reported deaths prompted ...
08 May, 2026, 06.13 PM 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
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
Karnataka reports 10 more Omicron cases; tally now 76The country's first two Omicron cases were detected in the state on December 2.
03 Jan, 2022, 10.25 AM IST
No RT-PCR for vaccinated, asymptomatic travellersWith several state governments issuing different guidelines on inter-state travel, the ministry of health and family welfare has stepped in...
27 Aug, 2021, 10.17 AM IST
Asymptomatic passengers won't be tested on arrival: Maha govtThe circular amended the Standard Operating Protocol (SOP) issued for dealing with passengers arriving from these regions on December 21 fo...
24 Dec, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
Mainland China reports 16 new cases of novel coronavirus including 13 in XinjiangOf the new infections, 13 were found in Urumqi, the capital of China's far western region of Xinjiang. The other three, recorded in the sou...
19 Jul, 2020, 10.28 AM 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
Karnataka may test all with ILI, SARI symptoms for CovidLast week, the health department decided to exempt asymptomatic interstate travellers from Covid-19 test. Since this has eased the load on ...
05 Jun, 2020, 11.59 AM IST
Delhi government reduces 14-day mandatory home quarantine to 7 days for asymptomatic travellersThe Delhi government on Wednesday reduced the 14 days mandatory home quarantine period to seven days for all asymptomatic travellers arrivi...
03 Jun, 2020, 10.20 PM 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's Wuhan lockdown ends, but another begins as local coronavirus cases riseThe Chinese city where the coronavirus epidemic first broke out, Wuhan, ended a two-month lockdown on Wednesday, but a northern town starte...
08 Apr, 2020, 11.27 AM IST
China sees rise in asymptomatic coronavirus casesImported cases and asymptomatic patients, who show no symptoms but can still pass the virus to others, have become China's chief concern in...
06 Apr, 2020, 12.19 PM IST
China starts to report asymptomatic coronavirus casesAsymptomatic infections would not cause a major outbreak if the transmission chain was cut, the Chinese government’s senior medical adviser...
02 Apr, 2020, 03.08 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
Delhi government asks Aero City hotels to accommodate incoming asymptomatic COVID-19 travellersFollowing a meeting with all Aero City hotels, an order has been issued for two Lemon Tree Hotels- Lemon Tree Premier and Red Fox and Frenc...
16 Mar, 2020, 08.08 PM IST