Speaking to ANI, Mahaling said, "No symptoms or cases of Nipah have been detected in Odisha yet. I want to assure all the people of Odisha that there is no need to panic about Nipah in the state. We are keeping a close watch on the districts adjacent to West Bengal as well."
The district administration on Saturday informed that all educational institutions in Kozhikode district will switch to online classes from September 18 till further orders.