The novel coronavirus has affected 40,614 people and claimed 910 lives till now. While the virus is still hitting hard on the people, exceeding the death toll of the SARS outbreak of 2002, Tianjin University of China claims to have developed a diagnostic kit that can detect the virus in 15 minutes. According to a […]
2010 to 2020 was a decade of disease outbreaks. Several deadly diseases saw its dawn at period. Here are the five notable disease outbreaks of last decade. H7N9 Avian influenza – March 2013 A subtype of influenza virus, Avian Influenza-A flu or H7N9 was found in the birds in the past which was not […]
The deadly coronavirus has already unleashed havoc among the Chinese population. Now it has spread to at least 27 other countries. So far, India has reported three positive cases, all of which are from Kerala. While India has strengthened its efforts to identify the corona cases in the country, no other cases have been confirmed […]
On the last day of last year, Chinese health authorities have reported a string of some infections in Wuhan. What followed was still a mystery. The reports on the number of infected people swiftly rose and adding to these, isolated cases of the infection appeared in other countries as well! The root cause of the […]
The World Health Organisation has declared the novel coronavirus outbreak as a global public health emergency. The declaration was made as the virus continues to spread outside China. Following the WHO declaration of the coronavirus as an emergency, the US has warned its citizens to not travel to China. The Director-General of the WHO Dr […]
While China’s coronavirus outbreak is creating a worldwide panic, India confirms its first case of coronavirus in Kerala. A student studying in Wuhan university in China has been tested positive for the coronavirus, according to an official statement. The health ministry said that the patient has tested positive for novel coronavirus and is in isolation […]
A doctor from China’s Hubei province has reportedly succumbed to the deadly coronavirus, becoming the first medical professional to have fallen victim to it. According to a Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post, Liang Wudong, 62, a surgeon at Xinhua Hospital in the province, died at 7 am on Saturday. The report also says that […]
Not so long back, a new virus called Nipah appeared in India from nowhere and claimed 17 lives. Now, a new virus called ‘Coronavirus’ has killed 81 people in China and infected almost 3,000 people, with cases confirmed in several countries. While the new virus started casting its shadows over the people, four suspected cases […]
With the outbreak of coronavirus, a new strain of virus in China, India also began taking precautionary measures to identify the presence of the virus. According to the Union Health Ministry, a total of more than 9000 passengers from 43 flights was screened for the virus at seven identified airports including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. […]