The Kerala government in India mandated face masks in Malappuram district, declared five wards in two panchayats as containment zones, and compiled a contact list of 175 people following a recent Nipah virus fatality on Monday, APA reports citing Hindustan Times.
The state health department on Sunday confirmed that samples from a 24-year-old man who died at a private hospital in Malappuram tested positive for Nipah virus at the National Institute of Virology, Pune.
Officials said wards 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Thiruvaly panchayat and ward 7 of Mambad panchayat have been designated as containment zones, falling within a 3-kilometre radius of the victim’s home. Strict restrictions have been imposed in these areas. Cinema halls, schools, colleges, tuition centres, madrasas and anganwadis will remain closed until further notice. Shops can operate from 10 am to 7 pm, with the public advised to maintain social distancing. Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi celebrations in containment zones were postponed on Monday.
Partial restrictions have been implemented across Malappuram district, with authorities advising reduced attendance at private functions. Masks are now mandatory throughout the district.
Health minister Veena George said, “Ten people who had primary contact with the victim are under treatment at the Manjeri Government Medical College Hospital. Samples of 13 contacts have been sent for testing. Their results are awaited.”
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