Thiruvananthapurm, July 5 -- In view of one death due to Nipah and another person testing positive for the virus, the Kerala Health Department has prepared a Nipah contact list comprising 345 individuals in the state.
The state's health department has activated emergency containment protocols across three districts: Malappuram, Palakkad, and Kozhikode.
Health Minister Veena George stated yesterday that 211 people are from Malappuram, 91 from Palakkad and 43 from Kozhikode and all of them are healthcare workers.
The current Nipah suspicion pertains to individuals in the Palakkad and Malappuram districts.
The state's health department has sprang into action, tracing contacts and implementing emergency protocols to contain the spread of the...