Onmanorama Lite App
AIR SUVIDHA 2.0 is a contactless portal for international arrivals to submit health declarations, aiding swift identification and referral of at-risk travellers.
A patient showing suspected Ebola symptoms has been isolated in Kerala, with authorities assuring no immediate cause for panic and taking all precautionary measures while awaiting test results.
A Kerala woman returning from South Sudan with fever and vomiting has been isolated at Kottayam Medical College amid concerns over Ebola in Kottayam. Health authorities have initiated contact tracing and quarantine measures, and have sent samples for Ebola testing.
The World Health Organisation had declared Ebola a global health emergency in May.
A few days ago, the government also advised passengers to consider avoiding travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the epicentre of the spread, as well as to Uganda and South Sudan.
The WHO declared Ebola a Public Health Emergency of International Concern due to the Bundibugyo strain.
Five patients, including health workers, have recovered from Ebola in Bunia, Congo, where a new treatment centre has opened.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) had declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on May 17.
A Ugandan woman at Bengaluru Airport is suspected of having Ebola and is quarantined; if confirmed, it will be India's first case since 2014.
The Nipah outbreaks in 2018 and 2023 were significantly amplified within hospitals, a pattern that may be reflected in the case of Ebola as well. Rather than drawing up route maps after infections occur, the real priority must be to reduce the conditions that enable diseases to spread in the first place and to ensure a well-prepared public health system.
Results 1-10 of 21
