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"A 12-year-old boy died after contracting the Nipah virus in north Kerala’s Kozhikode on Sunday, triggering fear of a possible outbreak of another deadly virus while the state is still struggling to contain the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic."
At least 18 close contacts, mainly relatives and health workers, of the boy and 150 secondary contacts were identified and quarantined.
Among the first group two health workers later showed symptoms of Nipah, the minister said.
“There is no need to panic.
But strict vigil is the need of the hour.
We have a strict Nipah protocol and we will go by that,” said the minister in Kozhikode after attending a high-powered meeting also attended by two other ministers, A K Saseendran and Mohamad Riyaz.
In 2018 the last outbreak of the deadly virus claimed 17 lives in a span of ten days.
Deadly Nipah virus returns to hound Kerala, 12-year-old boy dies
The Union Health Ministry has also rushed a team from the National Centre for Diseases Control, Delhi and NIV Pune has decided to set up a virology laboratory at the Kozhikode medical college hospital to speed up tests. A control room has also been set up in the city.
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At least 18 close contacts, mainly relatives and health workers, of the boy and 150 secondary contacts were identified and quarantined.
Among the first group two health workers later showed symptoms of Nipah, the minister said.
“There is no need to panic.
But strict vigil is the need of the hour.
We have a strict Nipah protocol and we will go by that,” said the minister in Kozhikode after attending a high-powered meeting also attended by two other ministers, A K Saseendran and Mohamad Riyaz.
In 2018 the last outbreak of the deadly virus claimed 17 lives in a span of ten days.