Coronavirus Epidemic

US President Joe Biden said Saturday that America had offered Covid-19 vaccines to Pyongyang but "got no response" despite a spiralling epidemic in North Korea, where nearly 2.5 million people have fallen sick with "fever".

Three persons, including two brothers, were arrested under Epidemic Diseases Act after a large number of people turned up for the birthday party of their pet dog in violation of the pandemic guidelines Gujarat's Ahmedabad, police said on Saturday.

Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad on Thursday said that the implementation of the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 has been extended for another three months in the state.

France is at the beginning of a fifth wave of the coronavirus epidemic, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday.

China's new Covid-19 infections will increase in coming days and the areas affected by the epidemic may continue to expand, a health official said.

The Jharkhand government on Tuesday declared Mucormycosis an epidemic amid the rising number of cases in the state.

The coronavirus variant that drove India's devastating Covid-19 epidemic is the most infectious to emerge so far. Doctors now want to know if it's also more severe.

Tripura reported its first case of Mucormycosis or Black Fungus in a COVID-19 patient, two days after the infection was declared an epidemic by the centre.

Black Fungus has been declared as notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act in Odisha.

Coronavirus: Mucormycosis or Black Fungus will be notified by states under the Epidemic Diseases Act. That could help the government know how many patients are infected at a time when there is a huge demand for anti-fungal drugs.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the government will declare black fungus an epidemic if the need arises and appealed to hospitals to use steroids in COVID-19 treatment in controlled manner.

The Telangana government has declared Black Fungus (mucormycosis) a disease that is primarily affecting COVID-19 recovered patients as notifiable disease under Epidemic Diseases Act 1897, an official notification said today.

The government has asked all states to declare mucormycosis or "black fungus" an epidemic. A letter from the Health Ministry asks states to list under the "Epidemic Diseases Act" the rare but potentially fatal infection.

Mucormycosis (black fungus), which is primarily affecting people recovering from COVID, has been declared an epidemic in Rajasthan, officials said on Wednesday.

President Joe Biden spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, pledging US assistance after growing pressure on Washington to help.

US President Joe Biden said Saturday that America had offered Covid-19 vaccines to Pyongyang but "got no response" despite a spiralling epidemic in North Korea, where nearly 2.5 million people have fallen sick with "fever".

Three persons, including two brothers, were arrested under Epidemic Diseases Act after a large number of people turned up for the birthday party of their pet dog in violation of the pandemic guidelines Gujarat's Ahmedabad, police said on Saturday.

Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad on Thursday said that the implementation of the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 has been extended for another three months in the state.

France is at the beginning of a fifth wave of the coronavirus epidemic, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday.

China's new Covid-19 infections will increase in coming days and the areas affected by the epidemic may continue to expand, a health official said.

The Jharkhand government on Tuesday declared Mucormycosis an epidemic amid the rising number of cases in the state.

The coronavirus variant that drove India's devastating Covid-19 epidemic is the most infectious to emerge so far. Doctors now want to know if it's also more severe.

Tripura reported its first case of Mucormycosis or Black Fungus in a COVID-19 patient, two days after the infection was declared an epidemic by the centre.

Black Fungus has been declared as notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act in Odisha.

Coronavirus: Mucormycosis or Black Fungus will be notified by states under the Epidemic Diseases Act. That could help the government know how many patients are infected at a time when there is a huge demand for anti-fungal drugs.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the government will declare black fungus an epidemic if the need arises and appealed to hospitals to use steroids in COVID-19 treatment in controlled manner.

The Telangana government has declared Black Fungus (mucormycosis) a disease that is primarily affecting COVID-19 recovered patients as notifiable disease under Epidemic Diseases Act 1897, an official notification said today.

The government has asked all states to declare mucormycosis or "black fungus" an epidemic. A letter from the Health Ministry asks states to list under the "Epidemic Diseases Act" the rare but potentially fatal infection.

Mucormycosis (black fungus), which is primarily affecting people recovering from COVID, has been declared an epidemic in Rajasthan, officials said on Wednesday.

President Joe Biden spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, pledging US assistance after growing pressure on Washington to help.