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Including two fatalities, so far five cases of Nipah virus infection have been confirmed in the state this month.
All public events are prohibited for 10 days. Prior decided functions need police permission and should be held with minimal participation.
The minister said that the virus strain seen in Kerala was the Bangladesh variant that has a high mortality rate, though it is less infectious.
There will be no entry into or exit from containment zones.
Health minister Veena George refuted the charge that there was delay in confirming the presence of the deadly Nipah virus with a 70 percent mortality
The National Centre for Disease Control has issued guidelines for handling Nipah-infected bodies during the cremation and burial as exposure to the NiV virus is highly hazardous.
The patient is a student of Thiruvananthapuram Dental College who sought treatment on Tuesday morning due to high fever
In the containment zones, people must keep social distance and use masks and sanitiser.
Restrictions had applied to 100 wards in 11 local bodies in the district since second week of September.
ICMR is also planning to start work on developing a vaccine against the viral disease.
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