Flu not going away? Delhi-NCR reports 1,344 H1N1 cases; doctors reveal warning signs you shouldn't ignoreDelhi-NCR is witnessing a significant surge in H1N1 influenza cases this year. Delhi alone has reported over thirteen hundred cases, a subs...
07 Aug, 2026, 01.06 PM IST
Kerala health department issues COVID-19 guidelines, instructs hospitals to conduct mock drillsIn response to rising COVID-19 cases, the Kerala health department has issued guidelines for hospitals and health workers, mandating mock d...
04 Jun, 2025, 10.48 AM IST
Uttarakhand takes measures to control respiratory diseases amid global HMPV spreadIndia HMPV cases: The Directorate of Medical Health and Family Welfare issues an advisory for preventing and controlling respiratory diseas...
07 Jan, 2025, 05.55 PM IST
WHO confirms human case of bird flu in India, second human infection of H9N2 since 2019The World Health Organization reported on Tuesday that a four-year-old child in West Bengal, India, has been infected with bird flu caused ...
12 Jun, 2024, 06.32 AM IST
Number of new Covid cases increased 52% globally in past one month, says WHOThe number of new deaths decreased by 8 per cent as compared to the previous 28-day period, with over 3,000 new fatalities reported, World ...
23 Dec, 2023, 05.23 PM IST
Can Omicron and influenza co-infection turn deadly?Increasing genome surveillance and active follow-up may also help, they noted.
14 Apr, 2023, 08.16 PM IST
India reported 1,317 H3N2 cases from January 1-March 21, Rajya Sabha toldThe states and Union Territories have been asked to monitor the proportion of SARI cases and refer sufficient number of samples for testing...
28 Mar, 2023, 03.08 PM IST
Rise in Covid cases: Govt planning nationwide drill to take stock of hospital preparedness on April 10, 11The Union Ministry of Health has already issued detailed guidelines for management of co-infection of COVID-19 with other seasonal epidemic...
25 Mar, 2023, 04.31 PM IST
H3N2 cases rising: Woman dies in Gujarat, Pune & Delhi witness jump in kids, elderly ICU admissionsIn the past few days, India has witnessed a rise of H3N2 cases. Several ICU cases of kids, under the age of 5, have been reported in Pune. ...
14 Mar, 2023, 06.13 PM IST
Karnataka, Haryana record deaths from influenza A H3N2 virusKarnataka H3N2 virus: The victim was admitted to hospital on February 24 and suffered from fever, cough, sore throat and had symptoms of in...
10 Mar, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
No need to panic about H3N2 virus infection: Karnataka Health Minister Dr K. Sudhakar"Influenza vaccination is given every year and all healthcare workers are instructed to get it. For specific doctors and staff, including t...
06 Mar, 2023, 07.10 PM IST
Influenza A subtype H3N2 is major cause of current respiratory illness in India: ICMRAccording to the data given by ICMR, Pan respiratory virus surveillance has been established by ICMR/DHR across 30 VRDLs. The surveillance ...
04 Mar, 2023, 05.03 PM IST
Protect yourself from air pollution after Covid. Study shows ground-level ozone exposure after infection can lead to severe outcomesThe researchers also found an elevated risk of hospitalisation with chronic exposure to PM2.5 and O3.
25 May, 2022, 08.36 AM IST
COVID-19 three times more lethal than influenza, study suggestsThe researchers from the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona, Spain examined medical records of 187 patients -- average age 76 years and 55 per c...
22 Apr, 2022, 04.50 PM IST
Flu jab protects against severe effects of COVID-19, study suggestsAn analysis of nearly 75,000 COVID-19 patients from around the world strongly suggests that the annual flu shot reduces the risk of stroke,...
12 Jul, 2021, 02.59 PM IST
Coronavirus nearly three times more deadly than flu: studyThe research, using French national data and published in the journal The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, underscored the increased severity o...
18 Dec, 2020, 09.11 AM IST
Rs 50 lakh: What H1N1 costs some patientsAn Alibaug family is staring at a hospital cost of more than Rs 25 lakh after their daughter needed over a month of intensive care to beat ...
28 Aug, 2017, 09.31 AM IST