President of AIIMS Bilaspur, and Chairman of India's Covid-19 Working Group at the National Technical Advisory Group, Dr Narendra Kumar Arora, speaking on the presence of Nipah Virus in India, mentioned that both states Kerala and West Bengal are endemic to the virus.
"Nipah virus is highly infectious and fatal. Patients either develop symptoms of encephalitis or severe respiratory disease. The mortality rate ranges between 40 and 75 per cent, which is very high," Dr Arora told ANI.
Chairperson of the National Medical Commission (NMC), Dr Abhijat Chandrakant Sheth said Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned a very important and sensible healthcare topic on antibiotic misuse in his 'Mann Ki Baat'.