The southern Indian state of Kerala closed some schools, offices and public transport on Wednesday in order to stop the spread of the rare and deadly Nipah virus, which has killed two people, Reuters reported today.
The state government on Wednesday evening said at least 706 people, including 153 health workers, were undergoing tests to check the spread of the virus.
Two infected people have died since August 30 in Kerala’s fourth outbreak of the virus since 2018, which means strict isolation rules have been adopted, medical staff are quarantined after contact with the infected, and people are urged to avoid public gatherings in the Kozhikode district for the next 10 days.
