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WHO chief heads to Ebola-hit DR Congo

WHO chief heads to Ebola-hit DR Congo
us news
Published on May 29, 2026 12:40 am IST

Gurugram civil hospital earmarks Ebola isolation ward amid global alert

Gurugram civil hospital earmarks Ebola isolation ward amid global alert
gurugram news
Published on May 28, 2026 11:18 am IST

DGCA issues directives for airlines after Ebola declared as 'health emergency'

Congolese medical workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) load a coffin of a patient that died of Ebola on a mobile trailer at the Rwampara General Hospital.
india news
Updated on May 25, 2026 10:08 pm IST

Government issues travel advisory, urges people to avoid Ebola-hit countries

Countries bordering the DRC and Uganda, including South Sudan, are assessed to be at high risk of disease transmission.
india news
Updated on May 25, 2026 07:09 am IST

Ebola toll tops 200, other African countries seen at risk

Ebola toll tops 200, other African countries seen at risk
us news
Published on May 24, 2026 03:36 am IST

Congo World Cup squad must isolate before entry to US: official

Congo World Cup squad must isolate before entry to US: official
us sports
Published on May 23, 2026 03:27 am IST

India holds high-level review amid Ebola outbreak in DR Congo; no cases reported

All ministries and departments concerned have also been sensitised and are undertaking appropriate preventive and surveillance measures in coordination with the health ministry, they stated.
india news
Published on May 20, 2026 10:30 pm IST

WHO’s pandemic pact paralysed over pathogen sharing

Negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system, the unfinished annex of the WHO Pandemic Agreement adopted in May 2025, again ended inconclusively at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva.
world news
Updated on May 20, 2026 07:02 am IST

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 on May 20, 2026 01:12 am IST

WHO holds key meeting after declaring Ebola outbreak a public health emergency

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has triggered panic waves due to its rare Bundibugyo strain
world news
Published on May 19, 2026 05:54 pm IST

Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks sign of our 'dangerous' times: WHO

Health workers dressed in protective gear at an Ebola treatment center in Congo.
us news
Published on May 19, 2026 08:45 am IST

World Health Assembly opens on Monday amid global financial constraints

The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement that the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly will take place from May 18 to 23 in Geneva. (REUTERS)
india news
Published on May 17, 2026 06:31 pm IST

Canada confirms first hantavirus case after passenger from ship tests positive

The cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, leaves the port of Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife, Spain
world news
Updated on May 17, 2026 05:26 am IST

‘Hantavirus can remain in semen…’: Study raises sexual transmission concern

Independent CONICET researcher and National University of Cordoba associate professor Raul Gonzalez Ittig holds a preserved specimen
world news
Published on May 16, 2026 10:17 pm IST

Hantavirus update: Is the cruise ship virus the next COVID? Here is the truth

Has Hantavirus Become Airborne Like Covid?
us news
Published on May 13, 2026 11:45 pm IST

Hantavirus outbreak and the anxieties of our times

There is little evidence to suggest widespread transmission beyond isolated settings, and WHO currently considers the global risk low. (AFP)
opinion
Published on May 13, 2026 08:42 pm IST

British army parachutes on remote Atlantic island to help hantavirus patient

Members of the RAF drop medical kit to the Atlantic Island of Tristan Da Cunha to provide assistance to a British National who contracted hantavirus aboard an Atlantic expedition cruise ship, MV Hondius.
world news
Published on May 10, 2026 08:17 pm IST

Hantavirus update: Countries, cases and deaths linked to MV Hondius

Test tubes labelled "Hantavirus positive" are held in this illustration taken May 7, 2026.
us news
Published on May 09, 2026 07:05 am IST

Hantavirus alert: Full list of countries directly or indirectly affected

Hantavirus News Live | Port Workers Protest As Hantavirus-Hit Cruise ship Expected to Dock | Spain
world news
Updated on May 08, 2026 06:28 pm IST

Hantavirus update: Flight attendant hospitalized as 40 left ship unchecked

Health officials worldwide are racing to trace cruise passengers after a deadly hantavirus outbreak.
us news
Published on May 08, 2026 03:27 pm IST

'We know this virus': WHO on comparisons of hantavirus to COVID-19 pandemic

On Cam: WHO Breaks Silence On Hantavirus Outbreak, Says Low Risk But More Cases Cannot Be Ruled Out
world news
Updated on May 08, 2026 12:56 am IST

‘Possibility of more cases, but low public risk’: WHO on hantavirus outbreak

Cruise Ship In Isolation After Deadly Hantavirus Scare? Passengers Speak From Quarantined Voyage
world news
Updated on May 07, 2026 07:58 pm IST

Manhunt for 40 passengers, US on alert: Developments in hantavirus outbreak case

Hantavirus News Live | Port Workers Protest As Hantavirus-Hit Cruise ship Expected to Dock | Spain
world news
Updated on May 08, 2026 06:27 pm IST

What is hantavirus? Symptoms, causes explained as outbreak on ship sparks worry

Daisy Morinigo sits with her husband David Delgado as she speaks about their son Rodrigo Morinigo, who died in January of hantavirus, in San Andres de Giles, Argentina, Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
world news
Updated on May 08, 2026 06:43 pm IST

Hantavirus cruise scare: Where are the 23 passengers? How many cases confirmed?

After a hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius, 23 passengers returned home to different countries without knowledge of exposure. (Photo by Handout / ARGENTINE HEALTH MINISTRY / AFP)
world news
Published on May 07, 2026 05:54 am IST

Virus-hit cruise ship evacuees land in Europe

Virus-hit cruise ship evacuees land in Europe
us news
Updated on May 07, 2026 12:22 am IST

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 on May 07, 2026 10:57 pm IST

Hantavirus case confirmed in Switzerland: What we know so far

The MV Hondius cruise ship is anchored at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
trending
Updated on May 07, 2026 10:57 pm IST

Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship rises to 8 cases, WHO begins contact tracing

Crew members wearing hazmat suites leave the port on an ambulance boat towards the cruise ship MV Hondius.
world news
Updated on May 07, 2026 02:56 pm IST

Hantavirus outbreak: 5 things about virus as 3 dead on Atlantic Cruise Ship

Three dead on cruise ship as suspected hantavirus outbreak raises health concerns.
us news
Updated on May 04, 2026 11:15 pm IST
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