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2 US passengers from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak ordered to quarantine

The World Health Organization said last Wednesday that a total of 11 hantavirus cases linked to the cruise have been reported, including three deaths.
Published on May 20, 2026 02:44 am IST

Polio risk rising globally: CDC issues travel advisory for 32 countries

This 2014 illustration made available by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a polio virus particle. CDC has issued a Level 2 travel advisory for 32 countries due to polio cases, urging travelers to ensure vaccinations are up to date.
Published on Mar 07, 2026 04:44 am IST

‘Kissing bug’ disease reaches 32 US states, CDC issues warning: What to know

CDC alerts public as ‘kissing bug’ disease found in 32 US states.
Published on Sept 08, 2025 07:59 pm IST

USDA trying to ‘rectify’ after accidentally firing the bird flu officials

(Image for representation) The USDA acknowledged mistakenly firing employees responding to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak.
Published on Feb 19, 2025 09:26 am IST

US drops Covid-19 test requirement for international travel to boost tourism

US drops Covid-19 test requirement for international travel to boost tourism  
Updated on Jul 18, 2022 12:45 am IST

Carnival cruise ship passengers complain of high number of Covid-19 cases

Carnival cruise ship passengers complain of high number of Covid-19 cases 
Updated on May 06, 2022 09:25 am IST

New CDC guidelines set off rush to reimpose mask mandates in US

US health officials say the highly contagious delta version of the coronavirus is behind changes to mask guidelines.
Published on Jul 28, 2021 11:14 pm IST

US CDC to unveil new mask guidance for fully vaccinated amid Delta surge: Report

The CDC is expected to backpedal on its masking guidelines and recommend that even vaccinated people wear masks indoors in parts of the US.
Published on Jul 27, 2021 09:08 pm IST

US reports outbreak of 'untreatable' fungus Candida auris. All you need to know

The photo shows a strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at a CDC laboratory.
Published on Jul 24, 2021 01:01 am IST

'Likely link' between rare heart inflammation and Pfizer, Moderna vaccines: CDC

The CDC has been investigating cases of heart inflammation mainly in young men for several months. Bloomberg
Published on Jun 23, 2021 10:59 pm IST

US eases travel warning for Japan ahead of Olympics, France, Germany, others

US eases travel warning for Japan ahead of Olympics, France, Germany, others
Updated on Jun 09, 2021 09:47 am IST

US pandemic death toll mounts as danger season approaches

Nearly 200,000 new US cases were reported on Wednesday, with record hospitalizations approaching 100,000 patients.
Published on Dec 03, 2020 07:23 pm IST

US Covid-19 cases found as early as December 2019, says study

The revelations in the paper by researchers from the CDC reinforce the growing understanding that the coronavirus was silently circulating worldwide earlier than known.
Published on Dec 01, 2020 04:06 pm IST

Screening travellers at airports for Covid-19 symptoms ineffective: Report

People get tested at the new saliva Covid-19 testing site at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Updated on Nov 13, 2020 07:49 am IST

Johnson & Johnson plans to test its Covid-19 vaccine in ages 12-18 soon

Depending on safety and other factors, Johnson & Johnson plans to test in even younger children afterwards.
Updated on Oct 31, 2020 06:30 am IST

US reports about 300,000 more deaths than usual during Covid-19 pandemic: CDC

The CDC did not provide specific explanations for the excess deaths but said it expects the deaths to include those related directly or indirectly to Covid-19.
Updated on Oct 21, 2020 03:14 am IST

Covid-19: What you need to know today

The World Health Organization has been importuned for months by scientists who have asked to change its own advice on transmission to include the warning on airborne transmission.
Updated on Sept 22, 2020 09:33 am IST

About 8,800 unaccompanied children are expelled at US border

In this file photo taken on June 24, 2018 children climb up the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border fence in Sunland Park, New Mexico.
Updated on Sept 12, 2020 10:13 am IST

Trump’s Covid-19 testing chief defends new advice after blowback

A health worker stores a swab sample to test for coronavirus infection.
Updated on Aug 27, 2020 06:09 am IST

Children more resilient against Covid-19: Lancet study

The research reported the most common symptoms, quantified laboratory findings, and described X-ray scan characteristics of children with Covid-19.
Published on Jun 28, 2020 03:39 pm IST

Top US health body adds 3 new symptoms of Covid-19

People who have contracted Covid-19 could exhibit a varying combination of symptoms and the severity of the illness may differ from case to case, according to the website.
Updated on Jun 28, 2020 04:00 pm IST

Covid-19: What you need to know today

Volunteers offer funeral prayers in front of an ambulance carrying abandoned bodies of victims who died from the Covid-19 coronavirus at a graveyard in Chennai on June 16, 2020
Updated on Jun 17, 2020 06:04 am IST

Is it safe to go swimming during the coronavirus pandemic?

A boy swimming in the river Yamuna near Geeta Colony on a hot summer day, in New Delhi.
Published on Jun 11, 2020 01:13 pm IST

Vaping linked to impaired fertility in young women

E-cigarette usage throughout pregnancy changed the long-term health and metabolism of female offspring -- imparting lifelong, second-generation effects on the growing foetus.
Updated on Sept 07, 2019 09:42 am IST