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    Russia pushes back against reports of possible 2nd case amid plague outbreak fears

    Russia rejects ‘false’ plague reports as WHO seeks answers over lab worker’s death and possible second case. (Photo by TATYANA MAKEYEVA / AFP)
    World News
    Published 12 days ago

    WHO unsure how Russian lab worker died in suspected plague case, official says

    The WHO said it wanted more information from Russia on the death of a plague laboratory technician -- and on reports of "a second employee with pneumonia of undetermined cause".
    World News
    Published 12 days ago

    ‘Very deep discussion’: Trump-Putin call scheduled over suspected plague case in Russia

    Earlier on Monday, Trump said that the US would be willing to assist Russia if needed.
    World News
    Updated 13 days ago

    WHO seeks answers as Russian lab worker's death sparks plague fears

    This undated photo released in 2019 by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East, shows the institute workers in a lab.
    World News
    Updated 13 days ago

    Ebola outbreak may be four times larger than official data estimates: WHO

    WHO officials suggest that the reality of the Ebola outbreak in Congo could be two or four times larger than what official data anticipates
    World News
    Published 101 days ago

    1,000 Ebola cases confirmed with 254 deaths in Congo outbreak, say authorities

    A drone view of displaced people from the Kigonze camp attending the burial of suspected Ebola victims at Nyamurongo Cemetery, one month after an outbreak was declared, in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 18, 2026.
    World News
    Updated 119 days ago

    Palestinian embassy appeals to India for medical aid amid healthcare collapse

    According to the embassy, only 19 out of 36 hospitals in the territory remain "partially operational", while also underscoring the devastating condition of the hospitals in Gaza.
    World News
    Updated 121 days ago

    WHO withdraws from immunisation operations in Punjab, health dept takes over

    The World Health Organisation (WHO) has formally withdrawn from direct immunisation operations against vaccine-preventable diseases (diphtheria, polio, and measles) in Punjab. All responsibilities have been transferred to the state’s health department. (Representational image)
    Cities
    Published 125 days ago

    Ebola had 'big head-start,' WHO chief Tedros warns

    WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Ebola outbreak “had a big head start” (Photo by GLODY MURHABAZI / AFP)
    World News
    Published 137 days ago

    Ebola recoveries bring hope in Congo, suspected cases emerge in Italy, Brazil

    Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has his temperature checked as he tours CEM, during his visit to coordinate the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo.
    World News
    Updated 141 days ago

    WHO chief concerned over ‘scale, speed’ of Ebola outbreak as 134 dead in Congo

    In Congo, 30 cases have been confirmed, WHO chief Tedros later told a meeting of the UN health agency’s emergency committee.
    World News
    Published 153 days ago

    Global lessons from Ebola emergency

    Pandemic preparedness, until recently a bipartisan baseline, has become a partisan project. The erosion of trust in public health expertise is such that measles — once eradicated by vaccines in the developed world — has made a comeback. (Reuters)
    Editorials
    Published 154 days ago

    Ebola virus outbreak declared health emergency by WHO; no vaccine for strain

    Health workers move a patient to a hospital after he was found to have Ebola.
    World News
    Updated 155 days ago

    Bridging Boundaries: Senior WHO official’s memoir launched

    First woman regional director of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) South-East Asia region. (WHO)
    Health
    Published 159 days ago

    Hantavirus cruise outbreak update: What happens to the passengers on board?

    Passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius affected by a hantavirus outbreak, board a bus at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain, May 10, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
    World News
    Published 162 days ago

    WHO reassures Spanish island residents ahead of hantavirus-hit ship's arrival

    World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom speaks to reporters at a command post which is to coordinate evacuation efforts of the passengers and crew of the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship.
    World News
    Updated 163 days ago

    Where did hantavirus originate? The many unanswered questions about outbreak

    Cruise ship MV Hondius docks off Cape Verde port, as passengers were not allowed off the ship, while health authorities investigated suspected cases of hantavirus aboard the vessel, in Praia Port, Cape Verde.
    World News
    Updated 164 days ago

    Hantavirus outbreak timeline: First case on April 11 to global contact tracing

    TOPSHOT - This aerial view shows health personnel boarding the cruise ship MV Hondius, while stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 6, 2026.
    World News
    Updated 166 days ago

    Suspected hantavirus cases to be evacuated from cruise ship

    An aerial view of an ambulance boat carrying crew members wearing hazmat suits as they approach the pilot door on the starboard side of the cruise ship MV Hondius
    World News
    Updated 167 days ago

    Race to find port for hantavirus-stricken cruise ship

    The priority is to evacuate two crew members who require urgent care.
    World News
    Published 167 days ago

    What is human hantavirus that has led to havoc on cruise ship off Africa coast

    The WHO also stated that it had been told that there were no rats onboard the ship hit by hantavirus.
    World News
    Updated 167 days ago

    Low risk to public, no travel restrictions needed: WHO on hantavirus outbreak

    An archive image of the cruise ship Hondius, in Vlissingen, Netherlands May 17, 2025.
    World News
    Updated 168 days ago

    What is Hantavirus? How does it spread? Atlantic cruise ship cases spark concern

    This aerial picture shows a general view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde
    World News
    Published 169 days ago

    Bangladesh launches emergency measles-rubella drive after 100+ child deaths

    A nurse treats a child suffering from measles at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, April 6, 2026, amid a countrywide outbreak.
    World News
    Published 196 days ago

    'Cicada' Covid variant sparks concerns. Should we be worried? All that we know

    BA.3.2 variant of Covid, nicknamed 'Cicada', has been designated a SARS-CoV-2 Variant Under Monitoring (VUM), WHO said.
    World News
    Updated 200 days ago

    Nurse dies after recovering from Nipah in Bengal's Barasat

    The 25-year-old had first developed symptoms in early January after returning home on December 31 for the New Year holidays. (Picture for representation)
    India News
    Published 249 days ago

    'Nipah is rare but serious', warns WHO chief, says cases confined to India

    Passengers talk with airport authorities in the thermal-scanning area at Soekarno Hatta International Airport.
    India News
    Updated 260 days ago

    India logs Nipah virus cases: Should we be concerned? All you need to know

    India logs Nipah virus cases: Should we be concerned? All you need to know
    India News
    Updated 262 days ago

    'Travel curbs not needed': WHO reacts as India reports Nipah virus cases

    Airport health authorities wearing protective masks monitor passengers from international flights arriving at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, January 25, 2026 amid reports of a Nipah virus outbreak in India.
    India News
    Updated 262 days ago

    WHO guidelines serve as guidance, AQI standards as per national situation: Govt

    A thick layer of smog engulfs the skyline in Delhi NCR as the AQI slips to the ‘very poor’ category.
    India News
    Updated 312 days ago
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