Two more passengers evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirusPassengers from the ship began flying home aboard military and government planes Sunday after the MV Hondius anchored in the Canary Islands...
12 May, 2026, 06.51 PM IST
Is Hantavirus the next COVID-like threat? Experts explain the real risks & warning signs you should never ignoreHantavirus Outbreak: A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sparks Covid-19 comparisons. Experts clarify hantavirus is distinct, with limit...
12 May, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
More European nations tighten COVID rules for China flightsFrench health authorities will carry out random PCR tests at airports on passengers arriving from China to identify potential new coronavir...
31 Dec, 2022, 11.05 AM IST
WHO says Covid-19 pandemic 'nowhere near over' as France, Germany post record cases"This pandemic is nowhere near over," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters Tuesday from the agency's headquarters in Geneva....
19 Jan, 2022, 12.03 PM IST
France fears over 100,000 daily cases by December 31France recorded almost 73,000 new infections on Tuesday, with an average of over 54,000 over the last seven days. But officials fear that t...
23 Dec, 2021, 12.16 AM IST
France approves antibody therapy for high-risk Covid casesThe independent public health body HAS Friday night announced "a greenlight for the preventive use of Evusheld... for patients with a very ...
11 Dec, 2021, 09.12 PM IST
France experiencing start of fifth wave of COVID epidemic: MinisterThe health ministry registered 11,883 new cases on Wednesday, the second day in a row with a new case tally over 10,000. New cases have see...
11 Nov, 2021, 08.25 AM IST
France finds 1st case of variant sweeping IndiaThe Health Ministry announced late Thursday night that three people tested positive for the new variant in the Bouches-du-Rhone and Lot et ...
30 Apr, 2021, 12.54 PM IST
COVID-19: France to send oxygen generators, containers as part of solidarity missionThe US, Germany, Britain, Australia, Singapore, Israel and several other countries as well as the World Health Organisation and the Europea...
27 Apr, 2021, 02.00 PM IST
France imposes border controls in scramble to avoid lockdownNew border controls went into force in France on Sunday as part of a massive effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 and avoid another nat...
25 Jan, 2021, 08.07 AM IST
India's new COVID-19 cases per million population in last 7 days among lowest in the world: Health ministry"With a case fatality rate of 1.44 per cent, COVID-19 deaths per million population in India are one of the lowest in the world," the minis...
15 Jan, 2021, 04.09 PM IST
Paris widens restrictions amid worsening pandemic, more shops to closeHidalgo said this would entail shutting down certain shops selling takeaway food and drink at 10 p.m. local time, which would come on top o...
05 Nov, 2020, 02.17 PM IST
World struggles as confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 40 millionThe actual worldwide figure of COVID-19 cases is likely to be far higher, as testing has been variable, many people have had no symptoms an...
19 Oct, 2020, 03.59 PM IST
European stocks bounce off lows on virus treatment hopesThe pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 1.3%, mirroring gains for Asian markets after the U.S. health regulator said on Sunday it authorized ...
24 Aug, 2020, 03.01 PM IST
Paris restaurants and cafes reopen as Macron accelerates lifting of lockdownParis is rediscovering its joie de vivre, as cafes and restaurants reopen for the first time since the fast-spreading coronavirus forced th...
16 Jun, 2020, 12.03 AM IST
India's COVID-19 doubling rate slower, mortality rate lower than US, Italy, Spain, UKThe rate at which COVID-19 cases has been doubling in India is slower than several other countries such as the USA, Italy, Spain and the UK...
30 Apr, 2020, 04.35 PM IST
Why government thinks India has done better than other countries on CovidIndia tested more people as case count reached 10,000 than the US or UK at the same levels, officials said.
16 Apr, 2020, 06.42 PM IST