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Flying to India? Air Suvidha 2.0 now mandatory for all international travellers amid Ebola alert
June 28, 2026 4:46 am
The portal, called Air Suvidha 2.0, was launched on 25 June and applies to all passengers flying into India from any country including the large number of Indians travelling from the UAE.
Passengers from Ebola-affected African countries being screened at airport, isolation wards set up
May 26, 2026 3:35 pm
The state's Health Department is keeping a special eye on the passengers coming from the most affected African countries. Intensive screening of all passengers coming from Uganda, Congo and South Sudan is being done at the Ahmedabad International Airport from 06:00 pm to 10:00 am.
Ebola watch: Government defers Africa & big cat summits, alerts airports
May 22, 2026 5:05 am
In a joint statement with the African Union, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that after consultations on the “evolving health situation in parts of Africa”, the two sides agreed “it would be advisable to convene the Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit at a later date”.
No vaccine, no cure: What the WHO Ebola health emergency means for Indians
May 18, 2026 2:00 pm
People traveling to affected African regions should avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms like fever, bleeding, or severe illness
WHO chief 'very encouraged' by dip in Congo Ebola cases
February 12, 2020 10:43 am
The epidemic that already has killed at least 2,249 people has posed challenges never faced before in public health _ the deadly Ebola virus in a conflict zone where not only militia fighters but also communities frightened of outsiders have attacked health workers
Ebola death toll in east Congo outbreak climbs above 2,000
August 30, 2019 1:31 pm
This is Congo's 10th Ebola outbreak, but it is the first in the densely forested hillside provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, where militia-led violence and ethnic killing have undermined security in certain areas for decades.
Ebola drugs 'saving lives' after clinical trials
August 14, 2019 7:39 am
The drugs — developed from antibodies from survivors that had been infected with Ebola — showed "clearly better" results in patients taking part in the trial, which is being conducted during the world's second-largest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Explained: Why this Ebola outbreak is a special challenge
May 04, 2019 6:12 pm
The virus is most often spread by close contact with bodily fluids of people exhibiting symptoms and with objects such as sheets that have been contaminated.
Ebola and hysteria
October 31, 2014 3:32 am
America isn’t battling the virus as much as the mania around it.
To tackle Ebola, 10 new labs, screening at ports
October 17, 2014 1:50 am
A tracking system has been put in place under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP).
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