"We are trying every possible thing to rescue our people. We have received 24 bodies in different hospitals. Around 70 people are also injured. We have ensured proper treatment of the injured," Geroge told reporters here today.
Kerala Health Minister Veena George announced that the test results of two more people for the Nipah virus have come out negative, bringing the total number of negative samples to 68.
Serum samples of eight more people in Kerala have tested negative for the Nipah virus, said Health Minister Veena George. So far, samples of 66 people on the contact list of a 15-year-old boy from Malappura district who died of the Nipah virus have tested negative.
Nine individuals on the contact list for Nipah had negative results, according to information released by Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Monday. The minister was speaking after the Nipa review meeting was held in the Malappuram Collectorate Conference Hall in the evening.
In a rare case of recovery, a 14-year-old boy in Kerala who was under treatment for amoebic meningoencephalitis (brain fever) has recovered, said officials.
The 14-year-old boy who tested positive for Nipah virus at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital succumbed to the disease on Sunday afternoon, Health Minister Veena George stated.
The 14-year-old boy who tested positive for Nipah virus at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital succumbed to the disease on Sunday afternoon, Health Minister Veena George stated.
The 14-year-old boy who was tested positive for Nipah virus at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital succumbed to the disease on Sunday afternoon, Health Minister Veena George stated.
The meeting discussed the measures to be taken to prevent the spread of the virus and to ensure the safety of the public. The officials also reviewed the current situation and the steps taken so far to control the outbreak.