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All samples sent to NIV, Pune tests negative for Nipah virus, says Kerala
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], September 7 (ANI): All 24 samples of eight persons sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune have tested negative for Nipah virus, said Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday.
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Plasmacluster Technology demonstrates effectiveness in reducing Airborne N
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI/BusinessWire India): In world's first, Sharp Corporation, Japan has developed a device equipped with Plasmacluster Ion technology that shows more than 90% reduction on airborne Novel Corona Virus (SARS-CoV-2) in 30 seconds, while when exposed to adhering N
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Nipah virus: Testing lab is ready to open in Kozhikode govt hospital
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], September 6 (ANI): Kerala health minister Veena George on Monday said that a testing lab is ready at Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode and henceforth the RT-PCR and other samples testing will be done in Kozhikode.
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Nipah Virus: Health ministry writes to Kerala Chief Secretary, suggests me
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Monday has written to Kerala Chief Secretary Dr VP Joy recommending measures to be taken to control the spread Nipah virus in the state and directed him to strengthen the hospital-based and comm
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Nipah is a serious disease with high morbidity, mortality: AIIMS top exper
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): As Kerala witnessed its first Nipah virus fatality with the death of a 12-year-old in its Kozhikode district, experts stress the importance of ascertaining the source of transmission of the fatal virus, which is highly contagious once it jumps from an
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Nipah virus: Officials collect swab samples of goat at Kozhikode victim's
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], September 6 (ANI): A day after a 12-year-old boy died of Nipah virus in Kozhikode, officials from the district's health and animal husbandry department collected swab samples from a goat reared by the family which had come in contact with the deceased, in a bid to
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Nipah virus case reported in Kozhikode
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], September 6 (ANI): A case of Nipah virus was registered in Kozhikode in Kerala, informed Coimbatore district collector GS Sameeran, adding that they are taking all necessary precautions on the state border.
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SC declines to hear plea seeking setting up of international task force on
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a PIL seeking directions to the Centre to set up an international task force of experts to determine the origin of the second wave of COVID-19 virus which was responsible for the deaths in India from Apri
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Central team visits house of boy who died of Nipah in Kozhikode, collects
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], September 6 (ANI): A central team visited Kerala's Kozhikode district on Sunday, where a 12-year-old boy died after getting infected by Nipah and collected samples of Rambutan fruits from the nearby vicinity to identify the source of infection.
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Kerala reports Nipah virus death, Centre rushes medical team
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): The Central government has rushed a public health team to the Kozhikode district of Kerala as the state reported the first death due to the Nipah virus, the Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday.
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Pakistan's COVID-19 positivity rate remains close to 7 pc
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 4 (ANI): The coronavirus positivity rate in Pakistan is still close to 7 per cent for the fourth consecutive day that has concerned officials to curb the virus spread.
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Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal star in Spotify's 'Virus 2062' podcast
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 3 (ANI): Actors Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal have featured in a new podcast, titled 'Virus 2062', which is streaming on Spotify.
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