What is human metapneumovirus? HMPV spreads in China, is it contagious like Covid-19, how soon will it reach the US? Here are symptoms, prevention and cureChina is slowly being reputed as the hub of 'viruses' that are spreading across the world. However, is the tag a legit one or just a usual ...
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Delhi reports 8th monkeypox case as 30-yr-old Nigerian woman tests positive; India's tally rises to 13According to the sources, another person suspected to be suffering from monkeypox has also been admitted to the Delhi government-run hospit...
16 Sep, 2022, 11.20 AM IST
Bombay HC asks FIP to disclose details of pilots involved in ‘Vande Bharat’ missionFIP – an industry body representing pilots of commercial airlines – had filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) last month urging the cour...
14 Jul, 2021, 11.45 PM IST
Taiwan struggles with testing backlog amid largest outbreakRapid tests, experts say, are a critical tool in catching the virus in its early days. The alternative that Taiwan has been relying on - te...
27 May, 2021, 01.02 PM IST
COVID-19: Air India pilots threaten to stop work if airline fails to vaccinate flying crewAir India had set up a mass vaccination camp for its employees aged 45 years or above on priority on April 13.
04 May, 2021, 03.14 PM IST
Pilots association urges DGCA to suspend breath analyser test amid COVID threatIn a letter to Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Arun Kumar, the FIP said that these testing machines are often used on multiple in...
22 Apr, 2021, 03.58 PM IST
China rushes to stamp out virus outbreak in city of 11 millionTen major highways leading into the city of Shijiazhuang, around 300 kilometres (200 miles) south of Beijing, have been closed and a bus te...
06 Jan, 2021, 08.25 PM IST
UK first country in Europe to cross 50,000 COVID-19 deathsThe grim death toll comes as news of a possible new effective vaccine being ready by the end of the year hit the global headlines earlier t...
12 Nov, 2020, 03.36 PM IST
Lockdown, Day 78: Bright spots amid gloomS&P has retained India's sovereign rating at 'BBB-' with a stable outlook while Fitch forecast show the Indian economy will bounce back wit...
10 Jun, 2020, 06.58 PM IST
Five Air India pilots test COVID-19 positive“It is unlikely that they got infected by Covid-19 in-flight. But they may have been infected in their city or places of stay and all of th...
11 May, 2020, 07.28 AM IST
COVID-19 patient dies in Meghalaya; six family members test positiveDr John L Sailo Ryntathiang, the 69-year-old founder of Bethany Hospitals, died at 2.45 am in the morning, a family member told.
16 Apr, 2020, 06.56 AM IST
Paramilitary forces asked to keep quarantine camps ready, says MoS homeAs of now, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is operating a camp which can house about 500 people near Delhi for the quarantine purpose...
15 Mar, 2020, 04.52 PM IST
Amid coronavirus scare, AI pilots' body seeks exemption from breath analyser testIn a letter to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation chief Arun Kumar, the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) said the virus is "highly dangerou...
11 Mar, 2020, 01.22 PM IST
China-made mosquitoes to fight Zika virusThe team managed to lower the mosquito population by 90% last year using the same technique and helped containing dengue outbreak.
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Members in Rajya Sabha urge government to take steps to save India from EbolaMembers in the Rajya Sabha today urged the government to take necessary steps to save the country from the spread of Ebola virus.
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- US moves closer to swine flu vaccine
Inching closer to a swine flu vaccine, the U.S. government is beginning to analyze two candidates for the key ingredient to brew one.
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- Baits in cyber space for worms & viruses
A proposal to this effect is being considered by the DIT, which has signed MoUs with McAfee & Microsoft.
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