Govt yet to decide on restraining flights from China amid Covid surge

Amid demand by Opposition parties to immediately stop all international flights from China, government sources said that there is no order issued by the central government to curb incoming flights......

'We can't expect the virus to disappear'

'Since the Covid virus has a tendency to mutate, we can continue to expect new variants of the virus to emerge and keep circulating and recirculating in the communities.' IMAGE: A healthcare......

WHO urges nations to strengthen surveillance, health measures for monkeypox

Regional director of World Health Organisation's South-East Asia region on Sunday called on member countries to strengthen surveillance and public health measures for monkeypox, with the disease......

Be prepared for fresh Covid waves, warns WHO's Soumya Swaminathan

Be prepared for fresh COVID-19 waves, World Health Organisation chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has warned, amid the onset of new variants that are more transmissible, immune evasive and growing......

Chhetri, Messi part of FIFA's campaign against COVID-19

The 'Pass the message to kick out coronavirus' campaign calls for people around the world to follow five key steps to protect their health in line with WHO’s guidelines. India captain Sunil......