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Rwanda and WHO declare end of Marburg outbreak after no new cases reported
3 days, 6 hours ago

Rwanda and WHO declare end of Marburg outbreak after no new cases reported

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — The World Health Organization and the Rwandan government on Friday declared the outbreak in Rwanda of the Ebola-like Marburg fever over after no new cases were registered in recent weeks. An outbreak is considered over after 42 days — two 21-day incubation cycles of the virus — elapsed without registering new cases and all existing cases test …

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What is ‘goat plague’ that has forced Greece to ban the movement of livestock?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

What is ‘goat plague’ that has forced Greece to ban the movement of livestock?

Firstpost  

Greece is experiencing an outbreak of cases of Peste des Petits Ruminants, a deadly virus that does not affect humans but is fatal for goats and sheep. The virus’s spread can have a profound impact on the European country that has the largest goat population and is crucial in making the country’s trademark feta cheese The movement of sheep and …

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Has the next pandemic already started?
5 months ago

Has the next pandemic already started?

Al Jazeera  

New cases of avian flu are raising alarm of a possible new pandemic. It is crucial to avoid repeating mistakes from the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when dealing with H5N1, where the risks could be even greater due to its high mortality rate. Tests should be made available worldwide – including in low- and middle-income countries – and prioritised in populations …

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'First FIR Under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita Filed In Gwalior Not Against Delhi Street Vendor,' Amit Shah Clarifies
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'First FIR Under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita Filed In Gwalior Not Against Delhi Street Vendor,' Amit Shah Clarifies

ABP News  

Delhi News: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that the first FIR u/s of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, was registered in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior and not against the street vendor in the national capital. Issuing clarification on the matter, Shah said that the case against the vendor in Delhi was one of the first cases registered in the …

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Eradication of TB remains a distant goal as systemic challenges persist
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Eradication of TB remains a distant goal as systemic challenges persist

The Hindu  

March 28, 2024 10:35 pm | Updated March 29, 2024 12:40 pm IST Ahead of World TB Day on March 24, Survivors Against TB, a community advocacy group of TB survivors, wrote a letter to the Prime Minister “on the urgent and pressing need to expand efforts to address India’s Tuberculosis crisis.” The letter mentions that despite the government’s commitment …

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India registered 9.3 lakh cancer deaths, second highest in Asia: LANCET study
11 months, 2 weeks ago

India registered 9.3 lakh cancer deaths, second highest in Asia: LANCET study

The Hindu  

India registered about 12 lakh new cancer cases and 9.3 lakh deaths in 2019, becoming the second highest contributor to the disease burden in Asia for that year, according to a new study published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia journal. Researchers found that India, along with China and Japan, were the three leading countries in Asia in terms …

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No new cases of Nipah virus detected in India since September: WHO
1 year, 2 months ago

No new cases of Nipah virus detected in India since September: WHO

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization on Tuesday said that no new cases of the brain-damaging Nipah virus were detected in India since September 15, after an outbreak in early September led to two deaths. The Kozhikode district administration lifts restrictions after no fresh cases of Nipah virus were reported in Kerala. Between September 12 and 15, the Union health ministry reported …

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Four Covid deaths, 455 new cases in U.P.
1 year, 7 months ago

Four Covid deaths, 455 new cases in U.P.

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: Four Covid deaths and 455 new cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. Amethi, Sambhal, Bareilly and Ambedkar Nagar reported one death each among Covid positive patients, taking the total number of corona deaths in the state to 23680, according to health department data. Lucknow reported 57 new Covid cases while 125 patients recovered on Friday, according to …

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China suspends social media accounts of COVID-19 policy critics
1 year, 11 months ago

China suspends social media accounts of COVID-19 policy critics

The Hindu  

China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government’s policies on the COVID-19 outbreak, as the country moves to further open up. The popular Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations including attacks on experts, scholars and medical workers and issued temporary or permanent bans on 1,120 accounts. …

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China suspends social media accounts of COVID-19 policy critics
1 year, 11 months ago

China suspends social media accounts of COVID-19 policy critics

India TV News  

China COVID-19 updates: China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government’s policies on the COVID-19 outbreak, as the country moves to further open up. The popular Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations including attacks on experts, scholars and medical workers and issued temporary or permanent bans …

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Maharashtra logs 550 new Covid cases today; Mumbai contributes 98
2 years, 3 months ago

Maharashtra logs 550 new Covid cases today; Mumbai contributes 98

India TV News  

Highlights Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 550 fresh coronavirus positive cases and three fatalities On Wednesday, the state had recorded 640 cases and five fatalities State capital Mumbai logged 98 new cases and two deaths Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 550 fresh coronavirus positive cases and three fatalities, which took its overall caseload to 81,17,574 and toll to 1,48,322, the state health …

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New monkeypox cases begin to slow in L.A. County, echoing trends elsewhere
2 years, 3 months ago

New monkeypox cases begin to slow in L.A. County, echoing trends elsewhere

LA Times  

New monkeypox cases are starting to flatten in Los Angeles County, echoing a trend seen elsewhere as more vaccination doses are distributed and some people are reducing riskier sexual activity. As of Thursday, L.A. County reported 1,349 cumulative monkeypox cases, up 30% from the prior Thursday’s tally of 1,036 cases. In late July and early August, L.A. County was seeing …

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Africa CDC says renaming of monkeypox variants curbs stigma
2 years, 4 months ago

Africa CDC says renaming of monkeypox variants curbs stigma

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — The head of Africa’s public health agency says he’s “really pleased” that the World Health Organization is renaming the strains of the monkeypox disease to remove references to African regions amid concerns about stigmatization. The variant of the disease formerly known as the Congo Basin is now called Clade 1 and what was previously known as the …

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Covid: India records 13,734 new cases, 2,730 fewer than yesterday; 34 deaths in 24 hours
2 years, 4 months ago

Covid: India records 13,734 new cases, 2,730 fewer than yesterday; 34 deaths in 24 hours

Hindustan Times  

India's daily Covid caseload dipped by 2,730 infections from the previous day, with as many as 13,734 people testing positive in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry's bulletin on Tuesday. Representative Image This is for the third straight day when new cases stayed below the 20,000-mark; on July 31, as many as 19,673 people tested positive …

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Are Covid Deaths in India Rising at A Faster Rate than New Cases? Here’s What Govt Data Shows
2 years, 4 months ago

Are Covid Deaths in India Rising at A Faster Rate than New Cases? Here’s What Govt Data Shows

News 18  

With 18,313 fresh cases reported in a day, India’s Covid-19 tally rose to 4,39,38,764, even as the count of active cases dropped to 1,45,026, the union health ministry said on Wednesday. So Covid deaths in the country appear to be rising at a faster rate than new cases. The active cases account for 0.34 per cent of the total caseload, …

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TS sees 20% spike in Covid-19 cases
2 years, 5 months ago

TS sees 20% spike in Covid-19 cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The number of new Covid-19 cases in the state spiked by almost 20 per cent from 640 on Wednesday to 765 on Thursday, which was fuelled by a 29 per cent rise in new cases in Hyderabad. Among other districts, Nalgonda recorded a sharp spike as the number of new cases more than doubled from 25 to 58. On …

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North Korea says nearing end of COVID crisis
2 years, 5 months ago

North Korea says nearing end of COVID crisis

Al Jazeera  

The isolated country’s claim comes as Asian neighbours are battling a new wave of infections driven by Omicron subvariants. North Korea is on the path to “finally defuse” a crisis stemming from its first acknowledged outbreak of COVID-19, the state news agency said on Monday, while Asian neighbours battle a new wave of infections driven by Omicron subvariants. “Under the …

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COVID-19 pandemic 'nowhere near over', says World Health Organization
2 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic 'nowhere near over', says World Health Organization

India TV News  

Highlights The number of new Covid-19 cases worldwide has risen by 30 per cent in the last two weeks: WHO I am concerned about the increasing trend of deaths, says WHO DG Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Recent changes in testing policies have also been hindering the detection of new cases, says WHO Covid-19 news updates : The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is …

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Data | Omicron variant BA.2 and its sub-lineages responsible for latest COVID-19 surge
2 years, 5 months ago

Data | Omicron variant BA.2 and its sub-lineages responsible for latest COVID-19 surge

The Hindu  

In at least 93 nations, the average number of new COVID-19 cases is rising. The U.S. is leading the list with the seven-day average of new cases nearly touching 1.2 lakh cases as of July 1, a 12% increase from a fortnight ago. In Germany, for instance, 88,788 average new cases were reported on July 1, a 55% increase from …

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Super contagious, able to reinfect: California faces big coronavirus risk from BA.4, BA.5
2 years, 5 months ago

Super contagious, able to reinfect: California faces big coronavirus risk from BA.4, BA.5

LA Times  

Are people in your life being infected with the coronavirus, even after being caught up in an earlier wave? Dr. Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, recently called it “the worst version of the virus that we’ve seen.” “It takes immune escape, already extensive, to the next level, and, as a function of that, …

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Beijing reopens restaurants as new COVID-19 cases drop
2 years, 6 months ago

Beijing reopens restaurants as new COVID-19 cases drop

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Diners returned to restaurants in most of Beijing for the first time in more than a month Monday as authorities further eased pandemic-related restrictions after largely eradicating a small COVID-19 outbreak in the capital under China’s strict “zero-COVID” approach. “We don’t have such an atmosphere or feeling at home,” she said as she and two friends polished off …

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Beijing reopens restaurants as new COVID-19 cases drop
2 years, 6 months ago

Beijing reopens restaurants as new COVID-19 cases drop

The Independent  

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More African countries report increased COVID-19 cases
2 years, 7 months ago

More African countries report increased COVID-19 cases

China Daily  

A man rides his bike past a mural that shows people wearing facemasks, at Soweto's Kliptown, South Africa, Feb 1, 2022. During the week ending May 15, South Africa, Tanzania, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Burundi reported the highest number of new cases, with South Africa leading with 50, 404 new COVID-19 cases. Compared to the week ending May 8, South Africa's …

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Mumbai records uptick in Covid-19 infections, new cases move closer to 200
2 years, 7 months ago

Mumbai records uptick in Covid-19 infections, new cases move closer to 200

India Today  

In the last 24 hours, Mumbai recorded the highest daily spike in cases since February 19. The city logged 194 new Covid-19 infections with the active cases reaching 1,002. The state recorded 307 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, which is the highest addition in a single day in the last 67 days. While Mumbai recorded 194 cases, 31 new …

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