Ebola Virus
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Ban Ki-moon calls for UN system-wide support to WHO on Ebola
World | Aug 14, 2014, 09:40 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called for United Nations system-wide support to the World Health Organisation's (WHO) efforts to fight Ebola."This morning the secretary-general chaired a UN system-wide coordination on Ebola," Xinhua
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United Nations calls for global response to fight Ebola Virus
World | Aug 13, 2014, 09:03 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a coordinated international response to the Ebola outbreak and appointed Britain's David Nabarro as the world body's coordinator in its fight against the deadly disease.Ban spoke about
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Cabinet Secretary holds review meeting on Ebola Virus Disease
India | Aug 13, 2014, 08:17 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Central government reviewed the preparedness for tackling the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) disease which has claimed hundreds of lives in Western Africa.Union Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth on Tuesday held a review
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4 Indian doctors want to return home from Ebola-hit Nigeria
India | Aug 12, 2014, 10:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: Four Indian doctors, who claim they are being forced to treat Ebola patients against their will in Nigeria, want to return home and appealed to the Indian government to facilitate this.The Abuja-based Indian
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Doctors at Hyderabad airport look for suspected Ebola cases
India | Aug 12, 2014, 09:19 PM ISTHyderabad: Four teams of doctors are screening passengers arriving at the international airport (RGIA) at Shamshabad near here from West Africa, which has been hit by Ebola outbreak.“Four teams of doctors have been posted at
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No suspected case of Ebola virus disease in India: Government
India | Aug 12, 2014, 11:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Health Ministry today announced that there was no suspected case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country even as the Cabinet Secretary took stock of the situation and reviewed the preparedness
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Ebola death toll in West Africa passes 1,000
World | Aug 12, 2014, 02:55 PM ISTDakar (Senegal): The World Health Organization (WHO) says the death toll in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has passed 1,000.The UN Health Agency said in a news release Monday that 1,013 people have died
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Ebola alert sounded in Bangladesh
World | Aug 11, 2014, 02:48 PM ISTDhaka: Bangladesh has issued an alert against deadly Ebola virus, days after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the epidemic an international health emergency.“Medical teams would monitor the international airports in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet
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Ebola outbreak: Government continues to track West Africa origin arrivals
India | Aug 11, 2014, 10:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Central government is constantly tracking passengers arriving in India from the West African countries affected by Ebola, an official said here.Mandatory self reporting is in place, the official said while adding ‘health
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Ebola virus: India on alert, minister denies Chennai case
India | Aug 11, 2014, 06:43 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government on Sunday said India was on a high alert for the dreaded Ebola virus even as it denied reports that a Chennai resident had been afflicted with it.The health ministry in
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Ebola virus: Man under observation in Chennai hospital
India | Aug 10, 2014, 04:26 PM ISTChennai: A 26-year-old man, who had returned from Guinea, has been admitted in a government hospital in Chennai and is under "screening and observation" for Ebola virus, hospital authorities said.The man from Theni district in
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Ghana authorities issue red alert on Ebola
World | Aug 10, 2014, 07:39 AM ISTAccra: Ghana's health ministry has issued a red alert on Saturday on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)in the country."It has been confirmed that some Ghanaian fishermen living and fishing along the borders of Liberia have
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Government sets up control room, helpline for Ebola virus surveillance
India | Aug 09, 2014, 10:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government today set up a control room and launched helpline numbers to maintain an intensive surveillance to prevent the spread of dreaded Ebola virus in the country and provide information about it
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Ebola outbreak an International Health Emergency: WHO
World | Aug 08, 2014, 03:05 PM ISTGeneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Friday declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa as an International Health Emergency.“A coordinated international response is deemed essential to stop and reverse the international spread
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Nearly 45,000 Indians living in Ebola-affected countries, may bring virus home
India | Aug 07, 2014, 10:22 AM ISTNew Delhi: Nearly 45,000 Indians are living in different countries affected by Ebola, a deadly virus that has claimed 932 lives so far.Of this, 300 are CRPF personnel deployed in Liberia for UN peacekeeping operations.
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How does Ebola virus spread and can it be stopped?
World | Oct 25, 2014, 10:17 AM ISTLondon: As a deadly Ebola outbreak continues in West Africa, health officials are working to calm fears about how the virus spreads, while encouraging those with symptoms to get medical care.Typically, outbreaks of the disease
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WHO: Ebola death toll reaches 932; 1,700 cases
World | Aug 07, 2014, 09:30 AM ISTAbuja,(Nigeria): The World Health Organization says the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to 932.The new figures come on Wednesday as authorities in Nigeria confirmed the death of a nurse
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Sierra Leone cancels all football over Ebola
Football | Aug 06, 2014, 08:28 AM ISTFREETOWN, Sierra Leone : Sierra Leone canceled all football matches indefinitely on Tuesday because of the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa. The national football association said it will seek permission to
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Liberia's Ebola toll rises to 268
World | Aug 06, 2014, 08:04 AM ISTMonrovia: The Ebola virus has killed 268 people in Liberia including 37 healthcare workers, Assistant Health Minister for Preventive Services Tolbert Nyenswah said on Tuesday.Nurses and health workers have abandoned most health facilities in the
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American doctor with Ebola back in US for treatment
World | Aug 03, 2014, 08:28 AM ISTWashington: One of two American doctors who contracted the Ebola virus while treating patients in Liberia was brought back to the US for treatment on Saturday, the aid group he worked for said.A private plane