Kerala govt shuts schools in seven districts to curb Nipah virus
1 year, 3 months ago

Kerala govt shuts schools in seven districts to curb Nipah virus

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The Kerala government on Wednesday announced the closure of schools in seven districts after several cases of the Nipah virus were reported. As per the reports, seven gram panchayats in Kerala's Kozhikode, where two individuals died from the Nipah virus, have been designated as containment zones, the government informed. The action was taken after the state health ministry issued an alert following the confirmation of Nipah cases in four people, including a nine-year-old child, in the Kozhikode district. About Nipah Virus According to World Health Organisation, the deadly brain-damaging Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus that can be transmitted through contaminated food or directly between people.

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