Strict Ebola screening for foreign arrivals in Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh is taking special steps to prevent Ebola. Passengers arriving from foreign countries are being screened at Vijayawada Intern...
28 May, 2026, 11.24 AM IST
India sends emergency medical supplies for Ebola outbreak response in CongoIndia has provided crucial pharmaceutical supplies to aid the fight against the Ebola outbreak in Congo. The Africa Centres for Disease Con...
28 May, 2026, 08.05 AM IST
Ebola scare in Bengaluru: Uganda visitor tests negativeIndia has confirmed no Ebola Virus Disease cases. A visitor from Uganda, showing mild symptoms, was tested as a precaution in Bengaluru. Th...
28 May, 2026, 12.37 AM IST
NIV confirms sample negative for EbolaA sample tested for Ebola Virus Disease in India has returned negative, according to the National Institute of Virology. The individual, wh...
27 May, 2026, 11.06 AM IST
Ebola virus in India? Here's the latest update on the Bengaluru scare, symptoms and precautions explainedEbola virus in Bangalore: A woman returning from Uganda was quarantined in Bengaluru with Ebola-like symptoms. Her tests have come back neg...
27 May, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
Uganda national isolated in Bengaluru tests negative for EbolaA woman from Uganda, recently in her home country, has tested negative for Ebola. She was isolated in Bengaluru as a precaution after repor...
27 May, 2026, 10.14 AM IST
Indian govt closely monitoring Ebola situation; no confirmed case yetIndia is closely watching the Ebola situation due to outbreaks in Africa. No confirmed cases have been reported in the country. A person in...
27 May, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
Ebola scare in Bengaluru: Traveller isolated after arriving from Uganda, sample sent for testingA traveler from Uganda has been isolated in Bengaluru with mild symptoms, prompting precautionary measures amid African Ebola outbreaks. Sa...
27 May, 2026, 08.34 AM IST
Bal Pharma launches antiviral drug Favipiravir at Rs 85 per tabletBal Pharma Managing Director Shailesh Siroya said BALflu has the efficacy to clear the virus faster by 28.7 per cent and is marketed at a v...
25 May, 2021, 09.37 AM IST
Karnataka hospital starts plasma therapy trials for Covid-19 patientsThe state medical education minister thanked the Covid-19 survivor who volunteered to donate his blood for the Covalescent Plasma Therapy (...
25 Apr, 2020, 04.58 PM IST
How to make India ready for future coronavirus-like crisesIndia must combine its infectious diseases data-mining prowess with advanced medical technologies.
21 Mar, 2020, 08.33 AM IST
India awaits China nod for evacuationExternal affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said, “Our embassy is in contact with the Chinese government. We are trying to evacuate p...
29 Jan, 2020, 06.57 AM IST
Is India ready to handle an epidemic? The frightful truth behind Nipah outbreakWhile Kerala has responded with alacrity to the Nipah outbreak, are hospital protocols followed across the country?
27 May, 2018, 08.02 AM IST
Kempegowda International Airport to screen passengers to detect symptoms of H1N1Health officials have tested samples of 411 persons, of which 106 were found to positive for the H1N1 strain, which is commonly known as sw...
10 Feb, 2015, 11.10 AM IST
Drugs for Ebola likely to have an Indian connectionIndia may well be the place where the drug to fight the killer Ebola virus originates, with two drug candidates discovered in Bengaluru.
20 Dec, 2014, 01.03 PM IST
No Ebola cases reported in India: Government tells ParliamentA 24X7 helpline has been made operational in the Health Ministry," Naik said to underscore the government's preparedness.
12 Dec, 2014, 05.53 PM IST
- Mangalore International Airport to get Ebola Virus scanner
A team of Directorate General of Civil Aviation from Hyderabad and Bengaluru had visited the airport to take stock of measures to detect EV...
21 Nov, 2014, 08.11 PM IST