Page 11 - Communicable Diseases

Apollo Hospitals plans 5,000 isolation rooms, Covid-19 treatment on anvil

Four testing labs already in place, 13 more to be set up; full scale testing by March-end

Coronavirus: UP panel to suggest ways to boost economy during lockdown

Another committee to draw roadmap on harvest and procurement of potato and wheat; state police to book offender under NSA for hoarding and black marketing

Delhi to Mumbai: Janata Curfew against coronavirus empties out cities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged citizens to stay indoors from 7am to 9am as a self-imposed lockdown called Janata Curfew against the cornavirus.

How scientists quantify pandemic potential of an outbreak like coronavirus?

Scientists use R0 - the reproduction number - to describe the intensity of an infectious disease outbreak

China coronavirus deaths rise to 1,367, up 254 from previous day

Across mainland China, there were 15,152 new confirmed infections on Wednesday, bringing the total number to 59,805.

China virus death toll reaches 1,110; world warned of 'very grave threat'

Coronavirus is believed to have emerged last year in a market that sells wild animals in Hubei's capital Wuhan, the city at the centre of the outbreak.

India flies home 323 more citizens from Chinese city battling coronavirus

Air India's jumbo B747 made two flights to Wuhan city, the ground zero of the coronavirus epidemic.

Coronavirus death toll in China rises to 259; Wuhan quarantine continues

The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.

Limited expertise may hurt India's ability to contain coronavirus outbreak

Containing pandemics requires a multi-pronged approach: from mathematical analysis to the ability to rapidly develop drugs and vaccines.

106 dead now in coronavirus outbreak, nearly 1,300 new cases: China

The total number of confirmed cases is now more than 4,000 nationwide, says health commission.

China enforces vast quarantine to contain virus, case emerges in Nepal

Nepal confirms one case and Europe two in France as virus spreads quickly across countries.

Death toll in China virus jumps to 41, cases rise to nearly 1,300

Fifteen new deaths all took place in Wuhan, the city of 11 million where the deadly respiratory contagion first emerged.

China quarantines cities to curb virus, but WHO says no global emergency

The respiratory virus has claimed 18 lives since emerging from a seafood and animal market in the central city of Wuhan.

Indian nurse diagnosed for coronavirus doesn't have Wuhan strain: Consulate

The coronavirus strain that emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei province has so far infected over 830 people.

China suspends public transport in Wuhan, confirms 571 cases of coronavirus

Most of the 700 Indian students studying medicine and other courses in around Wuhan city have returned home due to holidays.

Going beyond research to help us stay ahead of the dreaded mosquito

More than new research, better monitoring of vector-borne diseases and a safer environment are what can help us stay ahead of the mosquito, writes Ritwik Sharma

Communicable diseases rise 32% In 5 years; spending up 7%

There is a clear correlation between cases reported and budgets over five years - as funding rose, cases declined