Ebola Outbreak Current Affairs, GK & News
Congo declares the end of Ebola outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo recently declared the end of the twelfth outbreak of Ebola. It had killed six people in the eastern province of North Kivu. About Ebola Outbreak The current Ebola outbreak was genetically linked to that of the outbreak that occured in 2018-20. Currently, Guinea is also fighting against Ebola epidemic. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Democratic Republic of the Congo • Ebola • Ebola Outbreak • Outbreak • RT-PCR • World Health Organisation (WHO)
ICMR: Remdesvir effective in stopping replication mechanism of COVID-19
On April 13, 2020, the Indian Council of Medical Research announced that the antiviral drug Remdesvir is highly effective in stopping the replication of COVID-19. Highlights The research on the efficacy of Remdesvir is a part of WHO’s “Solidarity Trial”. The efficacy of Remdesvir is not based on clinical trials. However, ICMR is concluding its ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Clinical trials • COVID-19 • Drugs • Ebola • Ebola Outbreak • ICMR • India-WHO • lopinavir • Remdesvir • ventilator • WHO
United Nations Security council to meet on COVID-19 first time
On April 2, 2020, the current president of United Nations Security Council, Dominican Republic announced that the world body is to meet over COVID-19 next week. The rotating presidency of the 15-member council was taken by the Caribbean country from the previous president China. China is a permanent member and has veto powers in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Caribbean • Corona virus • COVID-19 • Dominican Republic • Ebola • Ebola Outbreak • UN Security Council (UNSC) • UNSC • UNSC resolution
Ebola emerges again in Congo
Health officials in Eastern Congo recently documented the first relapse of current Ebola epidemic. The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has so far infected more than 3,300 people and killed more than 2,200 since the middle of 2018, making it the second-worst on record. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), this recent ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: International Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: Democratic Republic of Cong • DRC • Ebola • Ebola Outbreak • Ebola Virus • WHO
DRC plans surveillance, vaccination training to tackle Ebola
Democratic Republic of Congo has been scaled up its fight against Ebola in country after World Health Organization (WHO), the global health body sounded an alarm over its outbreak. WHO declared disease an international health emergency after a Ebola case was confirmed in Goma, a densely populated eastern city that borders Rwanda. Key Highlights The ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Topics: Democratic Republic of Congo • Ebola Outbreak • Goma • international health emergency • Jean-Jacques Muyembe • World Health Organization