Overview

• A 38-year-old woman in Palakkad is hospitalized after testing positive for Nipah and an 18-year-old woman from Malappuram has been confirmed deceased by tests at the National Institute of Virology in Pune.
• Health officials have identified 425 contacts across Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad districts and are monitoring them for symptoms under quarantine protocols.
• Containment zones across multiple wards have been declared by district collectors, imposing curbs on gatherings and mandating N95 masks for residents.
• In each of the three districts, 26 rapid-response teams are conducting door-to-door checks, public awareness campaigns and coordinating with police for contact tracing.
• The Union Health Ministry is considering deployment of a national joint outbreak response team as Health Minister Veena George leads ongoing high-level reviews.