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China pneumonia outbreak: Could it spread to India?
Fp Explainers • 1 year agoAmid the China pneumonia outbreak, there is growing concern that it could spread to other countries. And while India is reviewing public health preparedness, the health ministry has said there is a ‘low risk’ from the surge. Pandemic fears, then, seem largely exaggerated
Centre urges states to review preparedness amid pneumonia outbreak in China
Fp Staff • 1 year agoIn a letter to all states and Union territories, the Union health secretary urged an immediate review of public health and hospital preparedness
Kerala health ministry on alert amid pneumonia outbreak in China
Fp Staff • 1 year agoChinese health authorities have not detected any unusual or novel pathogens and provided the requested data on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said
'ICMR, DGHS taking necessary action': Mansukh Mandaviya amid China's pneumonia outbreak
Fp Staff • 1 year agoHospitals in Beijing and northern China are facing a surge in respiratory illnesses among children, especially with the approaching winter after the easing of COVID-19 restrictions nearly a year ago
China chokes under 'pneumonia': India at low risk of respiratory illnesses, says Union Health Ministry
Umang Sharma • 1 year agoUnion Health Ministry on Friday said India is prepared for any kind of public health exigency. The government also said the country's surveillance and detection networks under IDSP have rich experience of dealing with challenging health situations during COVID-19 pandemic
7,000 cases a day: How deadly is the pneumonia outbreak in China?
Fp Explainers • 1 year agoA mysterious pneumonia outbreak is sweeping across Chinese schools, leading to a sharp increase in the number of children admitted to hospitals. Leading scientists urged caution over fears of another pandemic
No ‘unusual’ virus behind rising Pneumonia cases China has clarified, reveals WHO
Fp Staff • 1 year agoSince mid-October 2023, the World Health Organization has been monitoring data from Chinese surveillance systems showing an increase in respiratory illness in children in northern China
No cough, IV drips: China's hospitals overwhelmed with children with 'undiagnosed pneumonia'
Fp Staff • 1 year agoProMed, which alerted about novel virus SARS-CoV-2 in December 2019, has now warned of an unknown “walking pneumonia” without coughing, but HIGH FEVER + pulmonary nodules
World Pneumonia Day: History, significance and key facts about disease
Trendingdesk • 2 years agoPneumonia can be prevented with the help of adequate nutrition, immunisation, and by addressing environmental factors
ICMR study finds sustained rise in antimicrobial resistance in India
• 2 years agoThe data analysis done between 1 January and 31 December, 2021 pointed towards a sustained increase in drug-resistant pathogens, resulting in difficulty to treat certain infections with available medicines