Nipah Situation in Kerala Under Control: Health Minister

Nipah Situation in Kerala Under Control: Health Minister
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The situation regarding the latest Nipah outbreak in Kerala is completely under control, and more than 200 samples from the high-risk contacts were tested negative, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said here on Monday. In an interview with PTI, the minister said so far 1,233 contacts have been traced and categorised into high-risk and low-risk contacts.nn’A very positive thing is that all four patients under treatment are now stable, and the condition of the nine-year-old boy, who was on ventilator support, is improving clinically. He is now out of ventilator support and is being given minimal oxygen support,’ George said.nnA round-the-clock control room and 19 teams on the field have helped in the strict implementation of the protocol, bringing things under control, she said.nn’So far, we have six positive cases, and all the samples tested for the last three days were negative,’ the minister said.nnThe Central teams who have been working with the Kerala health department have expressed their appreciation for the work the department has done to effectively contain the outbreak.

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