India, July 7 -- The condition of a Nipah virus-infected patient reported in north Kerala's Palakkad continued to remain critical, with state health minister Veena George saying that all possible treatment is being provided.

The 38-year-old woman, a native of Thachanattukara, is undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College in Kozhikode, news agency PTI reported.

Concerns over the woman's critical condition were raised as a Malappuram native succumbed to the virus last week.

The health minister said that the woman has been given monoclonal antibody treatment according to the protocol, with the second dose administered on Monday morning.

"This is the first Nipah case reported in Palakkad. The patient's condition remains critic...