Japan flu epidemic: Over 4,000 hospitalised, more than 100 schools shut as experts warn virus may be mutating; Here’s what we know so farJapan flu outbreak: Japan is grappling with an unusually early and severe flu epidemic, leading to widespread hospitalisations and school c...
11 Oct, 2025, 05.38 PM IST
Brazil, top chicken exporter, confirms first ever avian flu cases in wild birdsThe avian influenza virus has the tendency to kill entire flocks of birds and can cause losses to the farming sector.
16 May, 2023, 09.46 AM IST
COVID-19 booster dose can do more harm than good at this time, says AIIMS doctor; some experts disagreeIn view of these increasing cases, many experts and doctors are advising people to take maximum precautions and telling those who have not ...
16 Apr, 2023, 07.27 PM IST
Avoid travelling to these 7 countries this New Year as Covid surgesChina tops the list while avoiding foreign travel as the country is reporting a record number of infections. Chinese officials estimate abo...
27 Dec, 2022, 10.43 AM IST
Pakistan ill-prepared to tackle new Covid-19 variant's arrivalThe National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) says that the situation is being closely monitored but according to the Dawn newspaper the...
26 Dec, 2022, 01.36 PM IST
Nikkei falls as coronavirus resurgence in Europe hits sentimentAll but two of the 33 sector sub-indexes on the Tokyo exchange traded lower, with real estate, pharmaceuticals and land transport leading t...
16 Oct, 2020, 02.30 PM IST
Did Japan just beat the virus without lockdowns or mass testing?No restrictions were placed on residents’ movements, and businesses from restaurants to hairdressers stayed open. No high-tech apps that tr...
23 May, 2020, 05.00 PM IST
Glenmark initiates Phase 3 clinical trials on Favipiravir to check efficacy on COVID-19 patientsThe Mumbai-based company had received approval from Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) last month to conduct clinical trials of Favipi...
12 May, 2020, 01.12 PM IST
India gets 1 Covid-positive case in 24 testsICMR said population-based testing was not the right approach and that the absolute number of tests done are not the way to go when it come...
17 Apr, 2020, 08.03 AM IST
What the coronavirus end game will look likeAttempts to contain this infection in existing hot spots in Asia and Europe appear to be failing.
01 Mar, 2020, 08.58 PM IST
Gilead’s drug leads global race to find virus treatmentThe update on the trials’ progress came a day after the World Health Organization said that remdesivir may be the only effective treatment ...
25 Feb, 2020, 11.32 PM IST
- US to take on India at WTO over import restrictions on poultry products
The dispute settlement body of WTO accepted US's request for a dispute settlement panel on India's restriction on poultry.
26 Jun, 2012, 07.43 AM IST
- Drug-resistant H1N1 reported in 12 countries
The worrying development, according to WHO, has seen 12 countries, including China and Singapore, reporting a mutation in the virus. India ...
31 Aug, 2009, 07.00 AM IST
- ‘Tamiflu can have bad side-effects on children’
Researchers at Oxford University have questioned the safety of the drug for children. They found in a study that it caused vomiting, dehydr...
12 Aug, 2009, 09.01 AM IST
- WHO warns complacency on bird flu
The World Health Organisation warned Monday against complacency in the fight against bird flu, saying another human influenza pandemic is i...
10 Sep, 2007, 02.20 PM IST
- India awarded grant to prepare for influenza pandemic
India is among six developing countries who have been awarded grants to establish capacity to manufacture influenza vaccine so that it is r...
25 Apr, 2007, 09.50 AM IST
- Revamp bird flu detection systems, Centre tells states
With Myanmar and Bangladesh reporting bird flu cases, the Centre has asked border states to revamp their detection systems and be extra vig...
27 Mar, 2007, 02.35 AM IST