Outbreak

World Health Organization has proclaimed Ghana's first outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus illness after laboratories confirmed infections in two individuals. Fruit bats transmit the illness, a highly contagious hemorrhagic fever, to humans, and humans contract it by coming into touch with infected individuals' body fluids or surfaces. More than 90 contacts have been discovered and are being tracked, including health personnel and… read-more

Owing to the COVID-19 Delta variant, China is facing its biggest outbreak of coronavirus. Between October 17 and November 14, the country recorded 1,308 domestically transmitted cases in the mainland, reported Reuters. The outbreak has affected so far 21 provinces, regions, and municipalities. To contain the spread of the variant, China closed entertainment and cultural venues. It also imposed restrictions on tourism and public transport in… read-more

Amid the rising case of COVID-19 cases, China has started to re-impose the fresh lockdown in the country to avert another outbreak. ''There have been multiple scattered local outbreaks in China,'' said Mi Feng, the National Health Commission's (NHC) spokesman. Reportedly, 11 provinces in China reported more than 100 cases over the last week. It's raised concern in China as the 2022 Winter Olympics is scheduled in February.