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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicRespiratory illnesses

Topic: Respiratory illnesses

Bengaluru HMPV cases are infants who didn’t go abroad. Govt says no unusual surge in respiratory illness

Of the two infant patients, one has been discharged, while the other is recovering. Experts & Centre stress Human Metapneumovirus not new & has been circulating for many years.

HMPV outbreak in China not a cause for concern, say virologists. ‘Common in winter’, ‘no update by WHO’

Virologists suggest China's heightened surveillance and stricter measures post-Covid may be behind the rise in reported cases of Human Metapneumovirus.

Paediatric wards in Delhi hospitals brimming with respiratory cases. ‘It started after Diwali’

Severe AQI levels & low temperatures have caused spike in respiratory illnesses in children, say doctors. They're being diagnosed with bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia & asthma.

US gets 3rd vaccine against highly contagious Respiratory virus RSV. How India can benefit from these

Approval for Moderna’s mRESVIA is the 1st time an mRNA vaccine has been approved for a disease other than Covid. This could be crucial for India where RSV's a major public health challenge.

US senators ask Joe Biden to impose travel ban on China after respiratory illness cases

The rise in cases became a global issue last week when WHO asked China for more information, citing a report on clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children.

Influenza subtype A H3N2 major cause behind respiratory illness flare-up across India, says ICMR

About half of all inpatients, admitted for severe acute respiratory infections, and outpatients, being treated for influenza-like illness, were found to have H3N2, said ICMR.

Struggling with asthma and wheezing? Your poor food habits could be the culprit

Maintaining a healthy weight at all stages of life is essential for keeping your lungs in optimal condition.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.