Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday that the Kerala government is taking precautionary actions and closely monitoring the situation after a suspected case of Nipah virus was reported in Kochi.
"The government is closely monitoring the current situation," Vijayan said in a Facebook post and urged everyone to follow the instructions of the Health Department.
"No one needs to be afraid. Be alert. The Health Department is all set to face any situation," he said.
The Chief Minister also asked people not to indulge in fake campaigns about the Nipah virus on social media.
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All alerts in affected areas, and in other parts of the State, continue to be monitored and investigated. Kerala’s health network is capable of handling any emergencies.
— CMO Kerala (@CMOKerala) June 3, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">All alerts in affected areas, and in other parts of the State, continue to be monitored and investigated. Kerala’s health network is capable of handling any emergencies.
— CMO Kerala (@CMOKerala) June 3, 2019All alerts in affected areas, and in other parts of the State, continue to be monitored and investigated. Kerala’s health network is capable of handling any emergencies.
— CMO Kerala (@CMOKerala) June 3, 2019
State Health Minister K K Shailaja had earlier said that a college student in Kochi was suspected to have been infected with the Nipah virus but a confirmatory report was awaited from the National Institute of Virology, Pune.
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While we need to be cautious, it is no cause for panic. We have ramped up a series of measures to tackle the problem; contact tracing, case isolation, quality care & community engagement are being done diligently. Care must be taken to not spread rumours over social media.
— CMO Kerala (@CMOKerala) June 3, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">While we need to be cautious, it is no cause for panic. We have ramped up a series of measures to tackle the problem; contact tracing, case isolation, quality care & community engagement are being done diligently. Care must be taken to not spread rumours over social media.
— CMO Kerala (@CMOKerala) June 3, 2019While we need to be cautious, it is no cause for panic. We have ramped up a series of measures to tackle the problem; contact tracing, case isolation, quality care & community engagement are being done diligently. Care must be taken to not spread rumours over social media.
— CMO Kerala (@CMOKerala) June 3, 2019
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