Seoul, May 11 (IANS) North Korea has raised the alarm over the danger posed by the Hantavirus after an outbreak on a foreign cruise ship has killed three passengers, echoing its response to the COVID-19 pandemic years earlier.The Rodong Simnum,...
Madrid, May 11 (IANS) The Embassy of India in Madrid, Spain, stated on Sunday that two Indians who were aboard the Hantavirus-hit cruise ship are safe and asymptomatic.The Dutch-flagged vessel MV Hondius, with around 150 individuals, including two Indian nationals,...
Tenerife, May 10 (IANS) The first plane carrying Spanish passengers evacuated from the Hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius departed from Spain's Canary Islands for Madrid on Sunday.Buses operated by Spain's Military Emergencies Unit transported the evacuees directly from the Port...
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Doing around 8,500 steps a day can help people keep weight off after dieting, according to new research.To be presented at the ‘European Congress on Obesity’ (ECO 2026) in Istanbul, Turkey, from May 12-15, the...
Tokyo, May 9 (IANS) Japan has recorded more than 400 measles cases since January, a national health research body said. According to the Japan Institute for Health Security, medical institutions across the country reported 68 measles cases in the week...
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) Over 20,000 patients out of 84,000 registered HIV infected people in Pakistan have gone "missing" after beginning antiretroviral therapy, raising concerns over the potential transmission within the community, a report said on Friday. According to an...
Madrid, May 8 (IANS) Spanish Secretary of State for Health Javier Padilla said on Friday that the health authorities had taken relevant measures after detecting a suspected case of hantavirus in the eastern city of Alicante.The person travelled several weeks...
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday directed that water conservation projects and works under the Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan 2.0 must be completed on a war footing in light of the El Nino threat. He emphasised...
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Pharma company Biocon Limited on Friday reported a 56.8 per cent year-on-year decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 198.6 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2026, impacted by exceptional expenses related to multiple...
London, May 8 (IANS) Two British nationals have been confirmed to have contracted hantavirus, with a third suspected of infection, on the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, the UK Health Security Agency said on Friday.None of the British...
Chhindwara, May 8 (IANS) A wedding celebration in Bhaisadand village of Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh turned into a health emergency when it was discovered that guests had consumed chhas (buttermilk) – a dairy product prepared from the milk of...
Dhaka, May 7 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with a worsening measles outbreak, the laboratory at the Institute of Public Health in Mohakhali, the country’s sole facility for measles testing, is facing a critical shortage of testing kits amid delays in...