Ebola
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad airport on alert over suspected Ebola case
Hyderabad: A suspected Ebola case has triggered a health alert at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Shamshabad on Thursday, June 4, after a passenger arriving from Ethiopia was identified during…
- World
WHO chief says Ebola response in DR Congo catching up
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said at a press conference in Geneva that with concerted efforts and coordination, the response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the…
- World
WHO chief says Ebola outbreak in DR Congo complicated by conflict, insecurity
Kinshasa: The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was “very complex,” with conflict, insecurity, displacement, food shortages and community mistrust complicating efforts to contain the disease, World Health…
- News
Uganda national isolated in Bengaluru tests negative for Ebola: Officials
New Delhi: A Uganda national with recent travel history from the East African nation has tested negative for Ebola after she was placed under isolation in Bengaluru as a precautionary measure when…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad airport begins mandatory screening for passengers amid Ebola outbreak
Hyderabad: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), popularly known as Hyderabad airport, started mandatory health screening for passengers amid the global Ebola outbreak. The screening measures started following directions from the Directorate General…
- World
Bengaluru: Ugandan woman with suspected Ebola like symptoms now stable
Amid global Ebola scare, a 28-year-old woman from Uganda, who developed symptoms for the virus, was shifted to the state-run Epidemic Diseases Hospital here on Tuesday, health department officials said. According to…
- Health
No Ebola cases in Telangana so far: Health Minister
Hyderabad: Telangana Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha assured people on Tuesday, May 26, that there is no need for panic over the Ebola virus, emphasising that the state government is fully prepared…
- Bangalore
Suspected Ebola case triggers alert in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A suspected case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has reportedly been detected in Bengaluru, triggering concern among residents of the city. A 28-year-old foreign woman who arrived from Uganda has shown…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra govt on high alert over Ebola virus, initiates screening at airports
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav on Sunday said the state government is on high alert and has initiated precautionary measures in view of the spread of the Ebola virus…
- India
India advises citizens to avoid travel to Ebola-hit African countries
New Delhi: The Indian government has advised citizens to avoid non-essential travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda and South Sudan in view of the Ebola outbreak caused by…
- India
Air France flight to US diverted to Montreal due to Ebola travel restrictions
Toronto: An Air France flight bound for Detroit was diverted to Montreal after a passenger from the Congo boarded a flight in Paris “in error” amid flight restrictions tied to the Ebola…
- India
India issues Ebola advisory for travelers from high-risk African nations
Hyderabad: India’s Health Ministry on Thursday, May 21, issued an advisory for passengers arriving from or transiting through Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan after fresh Ebola concerns. Travellers are…
- World
US pledges major Ebola aid surge, slams WHO over delayed alert
Washington: Pledging a major surge in assistance to contain a fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, the Trump Administration sharply criticised the World Health Organization (WHO) for what American officials described as…
- World
Congo opens more treatment centres after rare Ebola strain kills 120
Kinshasa: Congo will open three Ebola treatment centres in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organisation is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak of a…
- World
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda
Abuja: WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday, May 17, after more than 300 suspected cases…
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