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In 1963, New York abandoned an island where Typhoid Mary had been quarantined; 63 years later, 25 decaying buildings remain closed to the public- Deadly plague ravaged this Italian island, thousands died and were burned, with ashes rumoured to make up 50% of the ground before it became home to a haunted mental hospital
- Since 1969, Florida has battled the giant African land snail, smuggled in as exotic pets; the fist-sized invader eats 500 plant species and even the plaster off houses
- Ebola cases in eastern Congo climb to 782 and deaths reach 181, authorities sayCongo's Ministry of Health reported 782 confirmed Ebola cases and 181 deaths, with the outbreak concentrated in Ituri province. The rare Bu...15 Jun, 2026, 08.33 AM IST
- Covid-19 rebound on cards? Chinese authorities issue big warning amid national holiday season as China expects rise in cases of respiratory diseasesChina issues a health warning for its upcoming eight-day holiday. Authorities anticipate increased COVID-19 and respiratory illness transmi...05 Oct, 2025, 08.17 AM IST
- Mosquitoes wreak havoc in China as authorities adopt COVID pandemic methods to tackle virus outbreakA virus transmitted by the bites of infected mosquitoes, chikungunya is rarely fatal, but it does cause fever and severe joint pain. It has...06 Aug, 2025, 01.09 AM IST
- 'Life is moving forward': China declares new COVID phaseKorean Air said earlier this month that it was halting a plan to increase flights to China due to Seoul's cautious stance towards Chinese t...09 Jan, 2023, 11.00 AM IST
- Workers walk out of iPhone factory, highlighting virus woesFoxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision Electronics Inc., didn't respond to questions about how many employees were infected, whether new ...31 Oct, 2022, 07.42 PM IST
- Fearing Covid, workers flee Foxconn's vast Chinese iPhone plantSince mid-October, Foxconn has been wrestling with a COVID-19 outbreak at its facility in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province in centr...31 Oct, 2022, 04.47 PM IST
- Recipe for disaster: COVID-19 spreads fear in India's tea estatesAs some of the cities worst hit by India's COVID-19 crisis see a lull in new cases, infections are rising among millions of tea pickers - m...01 Jun, 2021, 05.46 PM IST
- 30 people on board AI's Amritsar-Rome flight found COVID-positive on arrivalLast Thursday, hours before the landing of the Amritsar-Rome flight, the Italian government issued an order, stating that all passengers ar...03 May, 2021, 07.19 PM IST
- What is WHO team in Wuhan looking for?The visit has been shrouded in secrecy, with neither China nor the WHO revealing exactly what the team will do or where it will go. The sea...14 Jan, 2021, 04.42 PM IST
- Beijing on alert after COVID-19 spike in neighbouring province; 9 mn vaccinated in ChinaBeijing has gone on an alert mode following a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring Hebei province while China has administere...09 Jan, 2021, 12.35 PM IST
- Merriam-Webster announces 'pandemic' as top word of 2020, experts say it isn't a big shockPandemic is a combination of “pan,” for all, and “demos,” for people or population.30 Nov, 2020, 11.25 AM IST
- Assam CM asks health department to ramp up Covid-19 testingConvening a meeting to assess the Covid 19 situation in the state, Sonowal said that considering the fact that the viral infection is sprea...13 Jun, 2020, 12.22 AM IST
- Individuals flouting rules to pay Rs 100 fine per day and quarantined for 14 days: Greater Chennai CorporationThese norms are to be enforced in places that include airports, railway stations, bus stands, bus stops, in transport services like buses, ...01 May, 2020, 09.29 PM IST
- Stones pelted at medical team, police in UP's MoradabadSharing details regarding the incident, SSP Amit Pathak said, "A COVID-19 positive patient had passed away in Nagpharea. In this regard, th...15 Apr, 2020, 06.37 PM IST
- Microsoft launches coronavirus trackerAccording to sources, data is being aggregated from sources like the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Centers for Disease Control an...17 Mar, 2020, 09.28 AM IST
- Ten die at collapsed China quarantine site; coronavirus spread slows ex-WuhanThe hotel began to collapse on Saturday evening. As of 11:30 a.m. Beijing time on Sunday, authorities had retrieved 43 individuals from the...08 Mar, 2020, 03.08 PM IST
- Saudi Arabia announces first case of coronavirusSaudi Arabia on Monday announced its first case of the new coronavirus, a Saudi national returning from Iran through Bahrain, the Health Mi...02 Mar, 2020, 10.49 PM IST
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