Endemic

Pakistan detects second polio case in a week, triggers concern over possible spike during Eid holidays

Pakistan is one of the two polio-endemic countries in the world along with Afghanistan

How will COVID-19 end? Experts look to influenza, HIV, Zika epidemics for clues

The COVID-19 global pandemic has waxed and waned differently in different parts of the world. But in the United States, at least, there is reason to believe the end is near.

Two years on, India's battle with COVID-19, its variants continue with no end in sight

Till now, India has reported 4,10,92,522 cases and 4,94,091 fatalities due to COVID-19 and its variants

Omicron may not be the final variant of COVID-19, but it may be the final variant of concern

The virus cannot, however, improve indefinitely. The laws of biochemistry mean that the virus will eventually evolve a spike protein that binds to ACE2 as strongly as possible

WHO, UN release new strategy to ensure 70 percent global population is vaccinated by mid-2022

If COVID-19 becomes endemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that global economic losses could exceed US$ 5.3 trillion by 2026.

India may be entering endemic COVID-19 stage with low or moderate level of transmission says WHO Chief Scientist

The endemic stage is when a population learns to live with a virus and is different from the epidemic stage when the virus overwhelms a population

Chinmay Tumbe on his new book that investigates major pandemics, and how they influenced India, the world

In 'The Age of Pandemics', Tumbe specifically focuses on the period between 1817 to 1920, which witnessed nearly five percent of the mid-point global population —or 70 million people — being wiped out by pandemics.

Africa wins battle against wild poliovirus, WHO announces; threat of vaccine-derived polio persists

Polio is a highly contagious virus and was endemic around the world until a vaccine was found in the 1950s.

Coronavirus Outbreak FAQ: N95 masks, safe meat, how to stay informed on latest as Covid-19 pandemic spreads further

The Indian government has set up a 24x7 helpline for queries about the virus and its victims, with the number of cases rising quickly in many Asian countries.

China finishes construction of 1,000 bed hospital to treat victims of coronavirus in 10 days

Medical teams from the People’s Liberation Army arrive in Wuhan to relieve overwhelmed health workers, work at the hospital.