China says there is no detection of 'unusual or novel pathogens' in surge of respiratory illnesses: WHOChina responded to the World Health Organization's call for information on rising child respiratory illnesses. Denying unusual pathogens, C...
24 Nov, 2023, 05.47 PM IST
China releases new COVID-19 control protocol, calls for monitoring mutated variantsThe 10th edition of the virus prevention and control protocol has been released in accordance to the decision to downgrade the epidemic man...
08 Jan, 2023, 07.31 AM IST
China subjects Covid protesters to intense surveillance, interrogationEven though China revoked its Zero Covid Policy following the protests, China unleashed its police equipped with the latest technology to g...
06 Jan, 2023, 09.05 AM IST
View: Hybrid immunity may be there but basic precautions will keep us safe from next COVID waveThe risk of a surge in cases, especially in hospitalisations, is still considered low in India mainly because of hybrid immunity. It refers...
28 Dec, 2022, 11.23 PM IST
US weighs new COVID rules for travelers from China: OfficialsThe move comes after Japan, India and Malaysia announced stepped up rules on travelers from China in the last 24 hours, citing a rise in in...
28 Dec, 2022, 08.05 AM IST
Mutation is COVID's only tool for outbreak, people should be careful: ExpertDrawing a comparison between India and China, Dr Mishra said that India has strong protection of hybrid immunity due to exposure either sym...
24 Dec, 2022, 06.51 PM IST
States, Centre need to work in collaborative spirit to prevent COVID surge: Mansukh MandaviyaThe meeting was held in view of the recent upsurge in cases in some countries like China, Japan, Brazil and the United States in the presen...
23 Dec, 2022, 06.42 PM IST
Air suvidha forms could make a return as COVID-19 cases surge around the worldThe return of the form is looking likely after Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a meeting on Wednesday to review the COVID-1...
22 Dec, 2022, 04.04 PM IST
PM Modi to review Covid situation at high-level meeting todayUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the co...
22 Dec, 2022, 10.28 AM IST
Mask up! Health minister holds review meet, seeks extra surveillanceIndia has been witnessing a steady decline in pandemic cases with average daily cases falling to 158 in the week ending December 19, but a ...
22 Dec, 2022, 12.32 AM IST
Do not panic for our vaccines are much stronger: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa SarmaHe said, “Our vaccines are much better, but China's vaccines are much weaker, which has led to an outbreak in that country.”
21 Dec, 2022, 10.22 PM IST
Health minister reviews Covid situation, directs officials to be alert, strengthen surveillanceIn view of the rise in cases in Japan, the United States of America, Republic of Korea, Brazil and China the Union Health Ministry on Tuesd...
21 Dec, 2022, 02.41 PM IST
Mansukh Mandaviya directs high alertness, aggressive genome sequencing as Covid cases spike in Asia, EuropeAt a high-level meeting, chaired by the minister, the government's decision of resuming scheduled international flights from March 27, the ...
16 Mar, 2022, 08.01 PM IST
China's 'surveillance creep': How big data COVID monitoring could be used to control people post-pandemicThe State Council, the highest administrative government unit in China, plans to use some of Covid monitoring capabilities and incorporate ...
31 Aug, 2021, 11.12 AM IST
COVID controls turn Asia into global surveillance hotspot, analysts sayAmong the worst-scoring Asian nations in the Verisk Maplecroft index were Pakistan, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, India and the Phili...
01 Oct, 2020, 08.35 AM IST
Govt has made an action plan for better monitoring of spread of COVID-19 in India: Health Ministry"Union Health Minister and MoS, held a video conference yesterday with health functionaries and field officers of World Health Organisation...
16 Apr, 2020, 04.54 PM IST
'Govt taking all measures to prevent spread of coronavirus'Making a suo moto statement first in Rajya Sabha and than in Lok Sabha on steps taken to contain the virus, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan s...
05 Mar, 2020, 05.12 PM IST