The key aspect to address right now is how the primary contact contracted the infection which is still unknown, said Indian Medical Association (IMA) Public Health Standing Committee Chairman Dr A Althaf amid the Nipah outbreak in Kerala.
The district administration on Saturday informed that all educational institutions in Kozhikode district will switch to online classes from September 18 till further orders.
Customs officials at Cochin International Airport detained a person with over 1.3 kg of gold paste concealed between two layers of the vest and jeans worn by him on Friday.
In view of Nipah Virus cases in Kerala, the Karnataka Health Department issued a circular on Thursday to intensify surveillance in the bordering districts of Kerala.
The state government has strengthened measures to prevent the spread of infection after two deaths were confirmed in Kozhikode district due to the Nipah virus
The Kerala government on Thursday decided to take body-fluid samples of all of those who are on the 'high-risk' contact list linked to the first Nipah victim, a 47-year-old man who died on August 30 in the latest outbreak of the infection in the state
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar reviewed steps taken for containment of Nipah virus outbreak in Kozhikode, Kerala, from the Indian Council of Medical Research – National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV), in Pune on Thursday
In the wake of the Nipah virus outbreak in Kozhikode district, the district collector has declared a holiday for all educational institutions including Anganwadis, Madrasas, Tuition Centers) including professional colleges on September 16, in addition to the two-day holiday already declared