Tag: Kerala

  • NIPAH VIRUS : ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED

    NIPAH VIRUS : ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED

    History of the Nipah virus in India In 2001, the first outbreak of Nipah virus was occurred in West Bengal that caused as many as 45 deaths. Again, it happened there in 2007 and 5 people lost their lives. In Kozhikode, it all started in May, 2018 when the first Nipah virus disease outbreak was…

  • FIRST DEATH DUE TO NIPAH VIRUS IN KERALA

    FIRST DEATH DUE TO NIPAH VIRUS IN KERALA

    A 12 year old boy, Muhammad Hashim dies of Nipah virus in Kozhikode on Sunday morning. The Central Government has confirmed the case and a team of National Centre for Disease Control was rushed to kerala for technical support. Kerala’s health minister, Veena George has also went to assess the situation. A team including health…

  • ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES CROSS THE 2 LAKH MARK IN KERALA

    ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES CROSS THE 2 LAKH MARK IN KERALA

    With a daily count of over 30,000 cases for the fourth consecutive day, Kerala accounts for around 70% of he total COVID-19 cases in the country. Active cases are over 2 lakhs and the latest positivity rate recorded on a day was 18.67%. “Since the relaxations in lockdown, there has been surge in cases. It was further increased after Onam,” says Vijayan…