India faces no immediate public health threat from hantavirus: NIV chiefTwo Indian nationals aboard a cruise ship have reportedly contracted hantavirus. Indian health officials assure the public that these cases...
08 May, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak: What is Andes strain? Symptoms, mortality rate, treatment, vaccines and all details you need to knowHantavirus Andes strain update: A deadly Andes strain hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship has resulted in three deaths...
07 May, 2026, 10.09 PM IST
HMPV: Health Ministry asks states to boost surveillanceThe Union health secretary reviewed the situation of respiratory illnesses in the country, and the status of public health measures for the...
07 Jan, 2025, 11.29 PM IST
Delhi authorities issue guidelines to prevent HMPV breakoutDelhi health authorities issued an advisory for preparedness against respiratory illnesses linked to Human MetaPneumoVirus (HMPV) and other...
06 Jan, 2025, 11.56 AM IST
Govt asks states to increase vigil, testing for Covid casesStates have been asked to maintain constant vigil over the situation and report and monitor district-wise cases of severe acute respiratory...
18 Dec, 2023, 07.36 PM IST
India's health ministry to review preparedness amid emerging public health situation in ChinaThe health ministry has advised all States and Union Territories (UTs) to promptly assess public health and hospital preparedness and imple...
26 Nov, 2023, 05.06 PM IST
Wear masks, avoid crowded places, say Doctors as viral cases rise across IndiaAs viral fever cases surge in India, doctors are reinstating mask mandates at their clinics. The rapid spread of influenza-like illnesses (...
08 Sep, 2023, 03.11 PM IST
Keep close watch on evolving etiologies: Centre issues advisory on CovidAmid rising cases of Covid-19 across the country, the Centre on Saturday issued a joint advisory underlining to keep a close watch on the e...
25 Mar, 2023, 05.08 PM IST
Health ministry asks states to closely monitor influenza situationAccording to the ministry under Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), as reported by States/UTs, an increasing trend of ILI/SAR...
11 Mar, 2023, 02.31 PM IST
No patient should be denied treatment over COVID-19 scare, Odisha govt tells hospitalsThe health department directive also stated that emergency procedure should not be delayed or deferred over COVID-19 scare.
13 Jul, 2020, 04.05 PM IST
ICMR says COVID-19 testing should be widely available to all symptomatic individualsIn its revised testing strategy for COVID-19 issued on May 18, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had advised testing for all sy...
24 Jun, 2020, 12.58 PM IST
Early action helped the state control the spread of virus: V Ravi, Karnataka Health Task ForceKarnataka and its capital Bengaluru have managed to keep coronavirus infection numbers low as compared with other regions.
29 May, 2020, 08.10 AM IST
ICMR revises COVID-19 testing strategy, returnees with ILI symptoms will be tested within 7 daysBesides, asymptomatic direct and high-risk contacts of a confirmed case are to be tested once between day five and day 10 of coming in cont...
18 May, 2020, 07.21 PM IST
No need for individual medical certificates to travel: MaharashtraThe government said a list of passengers screened at the time of start of their journey and found to be not displaying any influenza-like i...
07 May, 2020, 08.28 PM IST
Three districts in Karnataka to be part of ICMR studyICMR will take up random sampling of people in 82 select districts across the country, with Bengaluru, Kalaburagi and Chitradurga part of t...
21 Apr, 2020, 11.54 AM IST
Convert Covid-19 hotspots to non-hotspots: Centre to StatesA red ‘hotspot’ district will be designated as orange zone if no fresh case of Covid-19 is reported there for 14 straight days and will bec...
16 Apr, 2020, 12.07 AM IST
Nipah virus: Six suspected patients test negativeThe Union Health Ministry has deployed a six-member team comprising an epidemiologist to conduct contact tracing for early detection of sus...
06 Jun, 2019, 12.00 PM IST