Kozhikode Nipah Virus: Kerala Govt Eases Lockdown Restrictions
With no new cases of Nipah Virus Infections in the past one week, the district authorities in Kerala's Kozhikode on Friday exempted all the wards of the nine panchayats in Vadakara Taluk from the containment zone and announced further relaxations in the remaining containment zones. Relaxations were also announced in all the wards of Feroke Municipality and seven wards of Kozhikode Corporation, which are within the containment zone
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Nipah Virus Alert: Kerala Government On High Alert
The virus gripped the coastal state of Kerala for the fourth time and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) informed that it has sought 20 more doses of the anti-body vaccine from Australia. It has also said that the mortality among the infected is very high in the virus (between 40 and 70 per cent) compared to the mortality in Covid, which was 2-3 per cent.
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Kerala Govt Launches Mobile Laboratories For Quick Testing Of Nipah Virus Samples
From importing monoclonal antibodies to deploying a mobile biosafety level-3 (BSL-3) laboratory in Kozhikode, the Kerala Government is taking all possible measures to curtail the spread of the deadly Nipah virus, which is rising rapidly in the region. The mobile laboratories were established to speed up the sample testing, which will be crucial to contain the spread of the virus.
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Courtesy: The Indian Express
Kerala Govt Declared 7 Gram Panchayat As Containment Zones; Nipah Virus Alert
Kerala is witnessing yet again COVID-19-like lockdown situation in several regions. After the recent rise in the Nipah virus, the health ministry declared containment zones, imposing strict restrictions, to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. Listing the panchayats declared as containment zones, Kozhikode District are: Atanchery, Maruthonkara, Tiruvallur, Kuttiyadi, Kayakkodi, Villyapalli, and Kavilumpara. Furthermore,… read-more
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Nipah Virus Alert! 24 Year Old Tests Positive Increasing Risk In Kozhikode
A 24-year-old health worker who came into close contact with Nipah patient tested positive, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to five. Despite the alert and containment zone announcement, at least 700 people came in contact with a 24-year-old, increasing the risk. Out of these 700, about 77 are in the high-risk category, Kerala health minister Veena George said. Meanwhile, people are advised to be cautious.
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Nipah Alert! Kerala Govt Announces Containment Zone, Alerts In 3 Districts
After two unnatural deaths due to the new Nipah virus, confirmed after samples sent to Pune Institute of Virology, the Kerala Government announced containment zones and issued alerts in Kannur, Wayanad and Malappuram districts. Notably, the Nipah Virus cases were first confirmed in Kozhikode, which is already under alert. Meanwhile, Minister Veena George held a meeting with the district last night to evaluate the situation and take necessary… read-more
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