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, the recent diagnosis of a 39-year-old worker positive with Nipah virus took tally to six.