Thiruvananthapuram, July 19 -- Kerala Health Minister, Veena George stated on Saturday that case of Nipah Virus in the state were under control.

"Everything is orderly, under control. There is nothing to worry about. As per the scientific protocol, we are ensuring that everything is being done," she said.

A total of 648 individuals are currently on the Nipah virus contact list across various districts in Kerala, according to Health Minister Veena George. Among them, 110 are from Malappuram, 421 from Palakkad, 115 from Kozhikode, and one each from Ernakulam and Thrissur.

In Malappuram, 13 people are under treatment in isolation, and so far, 97 samples from the district have returned negative. Twenty-one individuals from Malappuram and 1...