COVID & Kerala Model: Let’s Put Partisan Politics Aside And Learn
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID & Kerala Model: Let’s Put Partisan Politics Aside And Learn

The Quint  

So when COVID-19 struck India, there was one state that was prepared to cope. Kerala—which had dealt successfully with the Nipah virus outbreak in 2018, losing just 17 lives to a virus against which no vaccine had been discovered and was defeated by containment—was able to deploy more than 30,000 health workers in response to the coronavirus pandemic. It was quick and aggressive to conduct widespread testing, thorough and painstaking tracing of any person the afflicted had come into contact with, and compassionate treatment of the stricken. The state was the first to institute a three-week quarantine for suspected cases, the first to make provision for migrant workers stranded by the sudden nationwide shutdown and the first to arrange lakhs of cooked meals for the hungry through community kitchens it set up. For a densely-populated state that receives more than 1 million foreign tourists a year, sends out the largest proportion of its people abroad of any state, and has hundreds of its students studying abroad, including in China, Kerala was more vulnerable than most.

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Pandemic preparedness: Learning from COVID-19 and Nipah to build a resilient future
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Pandemic preparedness: Learning from COVID-19 and Nipah to build a resilient future

The Hindu  

As we observe International Epidemic Preparedness Day on December 27, India stands at a crucial juncture in its journey towards building robust health security systems. The State’s response demonstrates how local healthcare systems can effectively contain potential pandemic threats through rapid detection, systematic contact tracing, and coordinated public health measures. For India to mitigate future pandemics effectively, it must expand …

Nipah in Kerala: Karnataka issues travel advisory
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Nipah in Kerala: Karnataka issues travel advisory

The Hindu  

Following a Nipah death reported in the Malappuram district of Kerala on July 21, Karnataka’s Health Department has issued a travel advisory asking people to avoid travel to the affected areas of Kerala unless it is essential. “Karnataka has been taking all necessary actions to check the cross-border transmission of infection from Kerala whenever an outbreak is reported. But as …

Centre to deploy team to support Kerala in probing Nipah virus case
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre to deploy team to support Kerala in probing Nipah virus case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The government will deploy a multi-member joint outbreak response team to support Kerala in investigating a Nipah virus case detected in its Mallapuram district, identifying epidemiological linkages and providing technical assistance. In a statement on Sunday, the Union health ministry said a 14-year-old boy from the district exhibited the acute encephalitis syndrome and was admitted to a healthcare …

Nipah outbreak in Kerala? All you need to know as govt confirms infection in 14-year-old boy
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Nipah outbreak in Kerala? All you need to know as govt confirms infection in 14-year-old boy

Live Mint  

Kerala remains braced for a Nipah outbreak after a 14-year-old boy tested positive in Malappuram district. The southern state has seen numerous Nipah outbreaks in recent years — including an outbreak in August 2023 that claimed two lives and affected four other people. India had procured monoclonal antibodies from Australia last year in the midst of another Nipah outbreak. The …

Covid-19: India Logs 760 Fresh Cases, Active Caseload Stands At 4,423
1 year ago

Covid-19: India Logs 760 Fresh Cases, Active Caseload Stands At 4,423

ABP News  

Covid 19 India: India saw a single-day rise of 760 fresh cases of Covid while two more people succumbed to the viral disease, news agency PTI reported, citing health ministry data on Thursday. On Wednesday, the country had reported 602 new Covid cases and five deaths were reported. Meanwhile, a 63-year-old woman, who had tested positive for Covid, succumbed to …

63 cases of new Covid variant in India, Goa tops with 34 cases, Maharashtra has 9
1 year ago

63 cases of new Covid variant in India, Goa tops with 34 cases, Maharashtra has 9

India Today  

A total of 63 JN.1 COVID variant cases have been reported in the country till December 24, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday in a press statement. Out of the total 63 cases, 34 are from Goa, 9 from Maharashtra, 8 from Karnataka, 6 from Kerala, 4 from Tamil Nadu and 2 from Telangana, the Ministry added in its …

Covid19: India logs in 628 fresh infections, Kerala sees 128 cases
1 year ago

Covid19: India logs in 628 fresh infections, Kerala sees 128 cases

India TV News  

India logged 628 new Covid19 infections while Kerala reported 128 fresh cases and one death due to the disease in the last 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has risen to 4,44,71,860 while the national recovery rate stands at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry website. …

COVID-19: Kerala records 265 fresh cases, one death in last 24 hours
1 year ago

COVID-19: Kerala records 265 fresh cases, one death in last 24 hours

India TV News  

Amid the growing threat of the new variant of the coronavirus, Kerala reported 265 fresh cases and one death in the last 24 hours. According to the health ministry data, the total number of active COVID cases is recorded at 2,997 in the country. With one death reported in the state, the total number of people who have died due …

COVID-19 | Kerala reports about 300 new cases as infections continue to rise in the State
1 year ago

COVID-19 | Kerala reports about 300 new cases as infections continue to rise in the State

The Hindu  

Kerala accounted for about 87% of the total number of active cases of COVID-19 infections reported across the country as on December 21. About 300 fresh infections and three deaths have been reported in the 24 hours ending 8 a.m on December 21, according to estimates by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Increase in tests Senior officials …

Bengaluru Reports 3 Deaths, 80 Active Covid Cases In Karnataka
1 year ago

Bengaluru Reports 3 Deaths, 80 Active Covid Cases In Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Of the 92 active Covid new variant JN.1 cases in Karnataka, Bengaluru has alone 80 active cases followed by Mysuru with 5 cases, Ballari having 3 cases while Mandya and Ramanagar districts have lone cases each. In Bengaluru city, 1,000 tests have been conducted daily and tests have also been carried out in border areas of Chamarajnagar, Mysuru and …

Is Covid scare back? 300 fresh cases reported, three deaths in Kerala
1 year ago

Is Covid scare back? 300 fresh cases reported, three deaths in Kerala

India TV News  

Kerala reported 300 new active cases of COVID-19 and 3 deaths on December 20, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Amid rising concerns over the emergence of the new variant of the Coronavirus, a Kerala-based health expert said on Wednesday that Covid is like any other communicable disease that cannot be wiped out completely adding that the …

Kerala reports 292 fresh Covid infections, total cases cross 2k
1 year ago

Kerala reports 292 fresh Covid infections, total cases cross 2k

Hindustan Times  

Active Covid-19 cases in Kerala crossed the 2000-mark on Wednesday as the state reported 292 fresh infections, according to the data of the union ministry of health and family welfare. Two people died of Covid in Kerala in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative toll to 72,056, according to health department data. Two people died of Covid in the …

COVID-19 Update: 292 fresh cases, three deaths in Kerala
1 year ago

COVID-19 Update: 292 fresh cases, three deaths in Kerala

Live Mint  

COVID-19 Update: The total number of active cases in the state is 2,041. Kerala has reported 292 new active cases of COVID-19 and three deaths on December 19, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The total number of active cases in the state is 2,041, and the total number of people who died due to COVID in …

‘No New COVID Cases Detected in Odisha,’ Says State Health Director Amid Rising JN.1 scare
1 year ago

‘No New COVID Cases Detected in Odisha,’ Says State Health Director Amid Rising JN.1 scare

News 18  

Even as India’s active caseload touched 1,970 with one death in Kerala, where the COVID sub-variant JN.1 was detected, Director of Health Services Bijay Kumar Mohapatra said that Odisha never stopped surveillance and testing of symptomatic cases. 115 Fresh Covid-19 Cases in Kerala Kerala on Tuesday reported 115 fresh Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours taking the total active …

115 Fresh COVID-19 Cases in Kerala; Govt Says No Need to Worry
1 year ago

115 Fresh COVID-19 Cases in Kerala; Govt Says No Need to Worry

News 18  

As Kerala reported 115 fresh COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours taking the total active cases of the virus in the state to 1,749, the Health Department on Tuesday said there was no need to be worried. According to data on the Union Health Ministry’s website, of the 142 COVID cases reported in the country till 8 am on …

Centre issues advisory to states amid COVID-19 surge
1 year ago

Centre issues advisory to states amid COVID-19 surge

Firstpost  

The central government has asked states to maintain constant vigil over the Covid situation and report and monitor district-wise SARI and ILI cases on a regular basis The Centre on Monday issued advisory to states in view of a recent upsurge in COVID-19 cases and detection of first case of JN.1 variant in India. Centre issues advisory to States in …

Centre writes to States, advises them to maintain vigil amid uptick in COVID-19 cases
1 year ago

Centre writes to States, advises them to maintain vigil amid uptick in COVID-19 cases

The Hindu  

The Union Health Ministry has asked all States to maintain constant vigil over the COVID-19 situation in the country in view of the upcoming festive season and recent surge in cases in some parts of the country. The Health Ministry has in its letter noted that considering the upcoming festive season, States are advised to put in place requisite public …

Kerala to monitor rising cases of respiratory illnesses closely
1 year ago

Kerala to monitor rising cases of respiratory illnesses closely

The Hindu  

Even as there are increasing concerns that the emergence and rapid spread of the COVID-19 sub-variant of the Omicron lineage, JN.1, can lead to a spike in cases in the State, Kerala will carefully monitor the current situation of increasing respiratory illnesses and follow the combined ABC approach to the management of influenza-like illnesses, according to Health department officials. COVID-19 …

COVID-19 scare in Kerala | Karnataka’s Kodagu on alert
1 year ago

COVID-19 scare in Kerala | Karnataka’s Kodagu on alert

The Hindu  

The district administration in Kodagu has been told to be on alert and take necessary precautions over the COVID-19 scare in neighbouring Kerala where a sub-strain of the virus has been reportedly detected. As the district shares its border with Kerala, with the regular movement of people to the hill district, the Minister in charge of Kodagu district N.S. In …

Two COVID-19 deaths reported in north Kerala, Health dept. issues alert
1 year ago

Two COVID-19 deaths reported in north Kerala, Health dept. issues alert

The Hindu  

Two persons from north Kerala districts died of COVID-19 in the past few days, prompting the Health department to issue an alert against the infection across the State. Abdulla succumbed to the infection while undergoing treatment for cough and breathing difficulties at a private hospital in Kozhikode on Saturday. In the wake of a rise in the number of fever …

As COVID-19 cases rise in Kerala, Tamil Nadu govt take steps to tackle fresh outbreak
1 year ago

As COVID-19 cases rise in Kerala, Tamil Nadu govt take steps to tackle fresh outbreak

India TV News  

COVID-19 cases rise in Kerala: Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in neighboring Kerala and in Singapore, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Saturday said that the government has taken all precautions to tackle a fresh outbreak, if any. 'Closely monitoring situation' As of December 15, Tamil Nadu has 36 active COVID-19 cases with a discharge rate of 98.94 …

As cases rise in Kerala, Tamil Nadu to keep a close watch on COVID-19 situation
1 year ago

As cases rise in Kerala, Tamil Nadu to keep a close watch on COVID-19 situation

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu is monitoring the COVID-19 situation in the light of a rise in fresh cases in neighbouring Kerala. Senior doctors of major government hospitals in the city said there were no COVID-19 cases at the institutions. Suresh Kumar, consultant, Infectious Diseases, Apollo Hospitals said, “Six months ago, there were nil COVID-19 cases. Elderly persons with co-morbidities are requiring intensive …

Marginal rise in COVID-19 cases in Ernakulam
1 year, 1 month ago

Marginal rise in COVID-19 cases in Ernakulam

The Hindu  

The district has reported a slight uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases. The authorities said there was no need to panic as the marginal increase came in view of the increase in number of tests conducted over the past two weeks following reports of a spike in the number of positive cases across the State. “After a lull of …

'Not Like Covid But Cocktail of Viruses': India 'Closely Monitoring' China's Pneumonia Outbreak
1 year, 1 month ago

'Not Like Covid But Cocktail of Viruses': India 'Closely Monitoring' China's Pneumonia Outbreak

News 18  

Amid the increase in the incidence of respiratory diseases in China, the Union Health Ministry on Friday said it is closely monitoring the outbreak of H9N2 and clusters of respiratory illness in children in the neighbouring country. “There is a low risk to India from both the avian influenza cases reported from China as well as the clusters of respiratory …

Kerala govt cites ICMR report, says possibility of Nipah virus presence in bats in Wayanad
1 year, 2 months ago

Kerala govt cites ICMR report, says possibility of Nipah virus presence in bats in Wayanad

Hindustan Times  

Citing an ICMR report, the Kerala government on Wednesday said that there was a possibility of Nipah virus presence in bats in Wayanad district of the state. State Health Minister Veena George said that the Indian Council of Medical Research gave this information based on its studies of the bat samples collected by it. The minister said that it does …

Early detection, effective treatment helped in bringing down Nipah mortality rate: Kerala Health Minister
1 year, 3 months ago

Early detection, effective treatment helped in bringing down Nipah mortality rate: Kerala Health Minister

India TV News  

The effective and timely intervention of the state health system brought down the Nipah fatality rate to 33 percent in its fourth outbreak, said Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Saturday speaking in the wake of all infected persons recovering from the zoonotic illness. "However, we have lost the lives of two out of the total six affected persons …

Four Nipah infected patients in Kerala recovered and tested ‘double negative’, says Kerala Health Minister
1 year, 3 months ago

Four Nipah infected patients in Kerala recovered and tested ‘double negative’, says Kerala Health Minister

Hindustan Times  

Kozhikode, Sep 29 Four people, including a nine-year-old boy, who were under treatment for Nipah in Kozhikode, have recovered, state Health Minister Veena George said on Friday. Health workers at a Nipah virus isolation ward, at a medical college in Kozhikode Sharing the "good news", the minister said in a brief statement that they have tested "double negative". Earlier, the …

Lessons from Nipah outbreak in Kerala
1 year, 3 months ago

Lessons from Nipah outbreak in Kerala

Hindustan Times  

The Nipah Virus infection reported from Kozhikode, Kerala, coming in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, has attracted worldwide attention. The World Organisation for Animal Health observed that human cases have occurred sporadically in Bangladesh and India since 2003 without apparent related domestic animal disease outbreaks, suggesting possible human-to-human transmission. Covid-19 prompted the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory …

No New Positive Case of Nipah; 61 Negative Results: Kerala Govt
1 year, 3 months ago

No New Positive Case of Nipah; 61 Negative Results: Kerala Govt

News 18  

No new Nipah positive cases were reported in the state since September 16 with 61 more samples of persons who were in the high risk contact list turning up negative for the virus, Kerala government said on Monday. State Health Minister Veena George told reporters that results of the genomic sequencing, to confirm there was no second wave of the …

Deadly outbreak | Nipah virus
1 year, 3 months ago

Deadly outbreak | Nipah virus

The Hindu  

The Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala in 2018 was, in retrospect, the first true outbreak people had witnessed in living memory. For a population fed, on screen, with pacy narratives, dizzying tales of disease, horror and death, the 2018 Nipah virus outbreak was a horrifying reel-to-real conversion. It was when NiV hit Kozhikode district, in Kerala, in 2018, where 21 …

Nipah virus: Health department tightens restrictions in Kerala
1 year, 3 months ago

Nipah virus: Health department tightens restrictions in Kerala

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala health department on Saturday tightened restrictions in Kozhikode district in the wake of the sixth case of Nipah virus being reported the previous day, officials familiar with the matter said. No fresh infections were reported on Saturday, as 11 more samples of ‘high-risk’ contacts sent for testing turned out to be “negative.” Health workers wearing protective gears shift …

Nipah in Kerala: Educational institutions in Kozhikode to conduct online classes from Sept 18
1 year, 3 months ago

Nipah in Kerala: Educational institutions in Kozhikode to conduct online classes from Sept 18

Hindustan Times  

The district administration on Saturday informed that all educational institutions in Kozhikode district will switch to online classes from September 18 till further orders. Health workers and security personnel control entry at an emergency ward at the medical college amid an outbreak of Nipah virus in Kerala in Kozhikode. However, Kerala Health Minister Veena George earlier today said that no …

Nipah virus: Australia's antibody doses sought, ICMR to work on vaccine | Top updates
1 year, 3 months ago

Nipah virus: Australia's antibody doses sought, ICMR to work on vaccine | Top updates

Hindustan Times  

A fresh case of Nipah virus was confirmed in Kerala's Kozhikode on Friday, taking the total number of infections to six while the fatalities remain two. The Kerala Health department said it has identified a total of 1,080 persons in the contact list of the positive patients and has started collecting samples. Nipah virus top updates: 1)ICMR DG Rajeev Bahl …

How Kerala detected Nipah virus cases early this time and acted
1 year, 3 months ago

How Kerala detected Nipah virus cases early this time and acted

India Today  

When it struck in 2018, Nipah was a new disease for Kerala. Dr A.S. Anoop Kumar, director of Aster MIMS Hospital in Kozhikode, who identified the first cluster of Nipah patients in the district this time, told INDIA TODAY that it was his experience of handling the first outbreak back in 2018 that helped spot the symptoms early in people. …

Nipah virus: Kerala shuts schools, Australian antibodies sought
1 year, 3 months ago

Nipah virus: Kerala shuts schools, Australian antibodies sought

India Today  

With Kerala’s Kozhikode reporting another confirmed case of Nipah virus on Friday, the state government declared holidays for educational institutions in the district till September 24. On Friday, one more case of Nipah virus infection was confirmed in Kerala's Kozhikode district after the sample of a 39-year-old man turned positive, taking the total number of cases to six. A 39-year-old …

Nipah virus: Educational institutions to remain shut till September 24 in Kerala's Kozhikode
1 year, 3 months ago

Nipah virus: Educational institutions to remain shut till September 24 in Kerala's Kozhikode

Hindustan Times  

In wake of the rising cases of Nipah virus in Kerala, the state government has extended the school and college holidays till September 24 in Kozhikode district, according to a report by India Today. Kozhikode: Health workers wait to admit patients at a Nipah isolation ward at the Medical College, in Kozhikode, Read here: In Kerala, 1 more tests positive …

Nipah virus puts Kerala under siege again with fourth outbreak
1 year, 3 months ago

Nipah virus puts Kerala under siege again with fourth outbreak

The Hindu  

A sense of dread is growing in Kuttiadi, a town located on the slopes of the Western Ghats in Kozhikode district of Kerala. Editorial | Unified approach: On the Nipah outbreak in Kerala and a One Health approach Then, on September 11, alarm bells rang when M. Haris, 40, of Mangalad in the Ayancheri gram panchayat near Vadakara, died at …

‘Nipah virus mortality rate very high than Covid-19’: ICMR director general
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Nipah virus mortality rate very high than Covid-19’: ICMR director general

Hindustan Times  

Director general of the Indian Council of Medical Research Rajeev Bahl on Friday said the mortality rate among those infected with the Nipah virus is much higher compared to that of Covid-19 pandemic. India to procure doses of monoclonal antibody from Australia According to the ICMR DG, India will be procuring 20 more doses of monoclonal antibody from Australia for …

What lies behind the Nipah virus outbreak in India? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 4 months ago

What lies behind the Nipah virus outbreak in India? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The Nipah virus is back in the news. The virus, first documented in Malaysia in 1998, is zoonotic, which means it is transmitted to people from animals, in this case the animals are believed to be the fruit bats of the Pteropus species. As of September 15, six people have tested positive for Nipah virus, and two have died. In …

Nipah outbreak in Kerala: Govt panel says mortality rate ’very high’ than Covid
1 year, 4 months ago

Nipah outbreak in Kerala: Govt panel says mortality rate ’very high’ than Covid

Live Mint  

Nipah outbreak in Kerala: The Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research Rajeev Bahl informed that the mortality rate in Nipah virus infection cases is very high compared to the Covid-19 infection. The head of the medical body added that while in Covid-19 the mortality was no more than 2% to 3%, in Nipah virus infection cases the …

Nipah virus outbreak: Karnataka urges caution regarding travel to Kerala
1 year, 4 months ago

Nipah virus outbreak: Karnataka urges caution regarding travel to Kerala

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In light of the Nipah virus outbreak in the Kozhikode region of Kerala, the Karnataka government has issued an advisory asking individuals to refrain from travelling to the affected areas of the neighbouring state. The Karnataka government has also instructed its officials to enhance surveillance efforts in bordering districts such as Kodagu, Dakshin Kannada, Chamarajanagar, and Mysore to …

Kerala Nipah virus outbreak: Covid era-like containment zones back in Kozhikode
1 year, 4 months ago

Kerala Nipah virus outbreak: Covid era-like containment zones back in Kozhikode

Live Mint  

In the wake of the Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala, nine panchayats in Kozhikode district have turned into containment zones. The containment zones were created after two deaths related to the Nipah virus reported this year. On Friday, one more person got infected by the Nipah virus in Kozhikode district. Centre sends Nipah virus antibody: The Indian Council of Medical …

One more person tests positive for Nipah in Kerala, total cases now at 6
1 year, 4 months ago

One more person tests positive for Nipah in Kerala, total cases now at 6

Hindustan Times  

One more person has tested positive for the Nipah virus in Kerala, taking the total number of cases reported so far to six, the office of the state health minister said on Friday. Health workers shift people who have been in contact with a person infected with the Nipah virus to an isolation centre at a government hospital in Kozhikode, …

Nipah Virus Updates: Educational institutions in Kozhikode shut till Sep 24
1 year, 4 months ago

Nipah Virus Updates: Educational institutions in Kozhikode shut till Sep 24

Hindustan Times  

With six confirmed cases of Nipah virus, Kerala has stepped up control measures to contain the deadly outbreak. Addressing a press conference the ICMR DG said on Friday that the mortality rate is high in Nipah virus cases compared to Covid cases. A five-member central team comprising experts from the National Centre for Disease Control, RML Hospital and NIMHANS has …

Covid era-like containment zones back in Kerala as Nipah resurfaces
1 year, 4 months ago

Covid era-like containment zones back in Kerala as Nipah resurfaces

Hindustan Times  

Nine panchayats in Kozhikode district of Kerala have been turned into containment zones, with hundreds of Asha workers visiting homes of residents every day, conducting medical check-ups, monitoring people, and collecting data. The containment zones were created after two people died after being infected by the Nipah virus, which causes respiratory distress and encephalitis. Health minister Veena George said that …

The deadly virus India is racing to contain as five cases and 700 contacts identified
1 year, 4 months ago

The deadly virus India is racing to contain as five cases and 700 contacts identified

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Experts in India’s southern state …

Nipah outbreak: Schools, colleges shut in Kerala’s Kozhikode for two days
1 year, 4 months ago

Nipah outbreak: Schools, colleges shut in Kerala’s Kozhikode for two days

Live Mint  

To curb the rising cases of Nipah virus in Kerala, all the educational institutions have been ordered to stay close on Thursday and Friday. Kerala's fifth Nipah virus case raises alarm The state government raised its guards after Kerala reported fifth case of Nipah virus on Wednesday. To prevent the further increase in cases, the Wayanad district administration also constitued …

Nipah virus in Kerala: 2 deaths, over 700 people tested. What we know so far
1 year, 4 months ago

Nipah virus in Kerala: 2 deaths, over 700 people tested. What we know so far

Live Mint  

Nipah in Kerala: In a race to stop the spread of the rare and deadly Nipah virus, which has killed two people, Kerala shut some schools, offices, and public transport on Wednesday. The state government on Wednesday evening said at least 706 people, including 153 health workers, were undergoing tests to check the spread of the virus. 2)Two infected people …

Nipah in Kerala: 5 cases; 700 people on contact list, 77 high-risk | 10 points
1 year, 4 months ago

Nipah in Kerala: 5 cases; 700 people on contact list, 77 high-risk | 10 points

Hindustan Times  

A 24-year-old health worker who came into close contact with a Nipah patient tested positive on Wednesday taking the total number of positive cases in the state to five. As the state government has announced containment zones and restrictions to stop the spread of the virus, the contact list of the patients has become a reason for worry as 700 …

Nipah virus cases rise to five in Kerala, government efforts on to save lives | FULL DETAILS
1 year, 4 months ago

Nipah virus cases rise to five in Kerala, government efforts on to save lives | FULL DETAILS

India TV News  

Nipah virus: A 24 year-old health worker has become Kerala's fifth confirmed Nipah case since its outbreak, as the government stepped up its efforts to cure a 9-year-old boy suffering from the deadly infection by ordering the only anti-viral treatment available. The health worker employed at a private hospital in Kozhikode has been confirmed with Nipah virus infection after his …

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