VIRUS

Mongolia closes border, China extends holiday to fight virus

5:12 am January 28, 2020

BEIJING: China expanded its sweeping efforts on Monday to contain a dangerous new virus, extending the Lunar New Year holiday to keep the public at home and avoid spreading infection as the death toll rose to 81. Mongolia closed its vast border with China, and Hong Kong and Malaysia announced they were barring entry to […]

China allows non-residents of Wuhan to leave virus centre

Virus death toll in China rises as US prepares evacuation

11:31 pm January 26, 2020

BEIJING: A new viral illness being watched with a wary eye around the globe accelerated its spread in China on Sunday with 56 deaths so far, while the US Consulate in the city at the epicenter announced it will evacuate its personnel and some private citizens aboard a charter flight. China’s health minister said the […]

Team co-led by Indian scientists solve 100-year-old mystery of how malaria affects brain

Delhi govt, civic bodies brace up as dengue season kicks

6:22 pm July 8, 2019

New Delhi: As the season for spread of vector-borne diseases has kicked in, the city government’s health department and local bodies are gearing up to check any possible outbreak of dengue, whose virus thrives during this period. From building awareness to conducting workshop for officials and common man, authorities are bracing up to contain any […]

UAE expats worry over resurfacing of Nipah virus in Kerala

1:57 pm June 6, 2019

Dubai: UAE-based expats from Kerala are worried about their families back home while traders and travellers are exercising precaution after a youth was tested positive for the Nipah virus in the state, according to a media report. The deadly Nipah virus resurfaced in Kerala with a 23-year-old male college student contracting the brain damaging disease, a year after it killed 17 people in […]

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