The United Nations (UN) has expressed alarm over the growing toll of violence on children in Lebanon, reporting that an average of 11 children have been killed or injured every day over the past week amid intensified military activity. According to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 77 children were killed or injured during the last […]
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WHO reports 906 suspected cases and 223 deaths from Ebola in DRC
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that there were 906 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including 223 suspected deaths that were being investigated. An outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola is ongoing in the DRC, with cases also reported in Uganda. There have been 125 confirmed […]
Pakistan tightens airport monitoring amid Ebola surge in Africa
The government of Pakistan has strengthened surveillance measures at airports across the country following a rise in Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, health officials said. Read More: Flight operations to resume from Sialkot airport to ME destinations According to the Ministry of Health, enhanced screening and monitoring procedures have been implemented as […]
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic Congo kills 131 as WHO declares emergency
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has intensified, with the death toll rising to 131 as health authorities struggle to contain the rapidly spreading virus. Read More: WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda emergency of int’l According to international media reports, at least 26 new deaths have been confirmed recently, highlighting the accelerating […]
WHO says hantavirus response remains ongoing
World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said efforts to contain a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship are still ongoing, despite the successful evacuation of passengers and crew. Speaking at a joint press conference in Madrid alongside Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Tedros said the situation remains under close monitoring and warned […]
US and French evacuees test positive after ship hantavirus outbreak
Health officials have confirmed that an American national and a French woman evacuated from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak have tested positive, as international efforts to repatriate passengers and crew continue. The cases were identified after passengers were removed from the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius, which has been linked to a […]
WHO chief heads to Tenerife as ship hantavirus outbreak prompts evacuation
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is expected to arrive in Spain’s Canary Islands to coordinate emergency response efforts following a hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise vessel carrying around 150 passengers and crew. The ship, identified as the MV Hondius, is scheduled to reach waters near Tenerife, where authorities are preparing a controlled […]
Hantavirus cases reported on stranded cruise ship
Health authorities have confirmed and suspected multiple cases of the deadly hantavirus aboard a luxury cruise ship stranded in the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Verde, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Read More: Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship leaves three dead In its latest update, the WHO said two infections have been confirmed while five […]
Three ship passengers die in suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship
Three cruise ship passengers have died and three others fallen ill following a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a Netherlands-based expedition vessel, according to health authorities and media reports. Read More: Pakistan reports first Congo virus death Oceanwide Expeditions said it was managing a serious medical situation on its polar expedition ship, MV Hondius, which was reported to […]
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon kill 6 despite ceasefire
Six people have been killed and two others injured in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, according to local reports, despite an ongoing ceasefire agreement that was meant to reduce hostilities in the region. Read More: Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon Leave Five Dead Including Journalist The strikes, carried out on Friday, hit multiple locations in southern Lebanon. Lebanese authorities […]