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Nipah: Kerala to test samples of all persons in 'high-risk' contact list
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
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
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Kerala: Schools, colleges to remain closed in Kozhikode till September 16
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
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
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Nipah outbreak: Karnataka govt monitoring people arriving from Kerala, say
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 13 (ANI): Karnataka Health Commissioner Dr KV Trilok Chandra on Sunday informed that the state has issued a detailed advisory on precautions to be taken against the Nipah virus and said that the people who are coming from Kerala will be kept under
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Kerala nurse Lini PN, who died treating Nipah patient, honoured with Natio
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 6 (ANI): Lini PN, the nurse from Kerala who died due to Nipah virus that she contracted while treating a patient last year during the Nipah outbreak, was posthumously awarded National Florence Nightingale Award-2019.
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Nipah patient discharged, Minister applauds Aster Medcity for successfully
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India] July 24 (ANI/BusinessWire): After a 53-day hospital stay, 23-year-old Nipah patient has discharged from Aster Medcity on Tuesday. All the hospital expenses of the patient were borne by the hospital. Health Minister KK Shailaja visited the patient before he was disch
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Health Ministry issues advisory over Nipah outbreak
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday issued an advisory for the general public and healthcare personnel on how to take preventive measures in high-risk areas and how the Nipah virus spreads and what are its symptoms.
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Nipah outbreak: Death toll rises to 11, health advisory issued
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], May 24 (ANI): As one more person has died in Kerala's Kozhikode due to Nipah virus, taking the death toll to 11, the state's health department on Thursday issued an advisory for people travelling to the state.
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Nipah outbreak will soon be contained: Centre
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 22 (ANI): In the wake of the sudden outbreak of Nipah virus in Kerala, Minister of State (MoS) for Health and Family Welfare, Ashwini Kumar Choubey said his seven-member team is working in full swing to contain the situation.
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Nipah outbreak: 9 dead in Kozhikode district
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], May 22 (ANI): A total of nine persons have died in Kerala's Kozhikode district due to viral fever, out of which two were affected with Nipah virus, the state health department confirmed on Tuesday.
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Nipah outbreak: Virus spreading through direct contact
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], May 21 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister K.K. Shailaja on Monday said the reason for sudden outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus was due to the disease being spread through direct contact.
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