Pneumonia

China pneumonia outbreak: Could it spread to India?

Amid 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

In 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

Chinese 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

Hospitals 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

Union 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?

A 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

Since 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'

ProMed, 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

Pneumonia 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

The 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