Nipah outbreak in Kerala; Checking intensified at the border in Coimbatore

Amid the spread of Nipah virus fever in Kerala, checks have been intensified at the Valayaru check post in Coimbatore, the Kerala border, as a precautionary measure.

The deaths of mother and children due to Nipah virus fever in Kozhikode area of ​​Kerala has caused sadness and shock. A few years ago, many people died due to the Nipah virus in Kerala, and now the Nipah virus is spreading there again, causing fear among all the people.

In this case, as a precautionary measure, the health department officials are conducting inspections in the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border areas. As a part of it, body temperature is checked for people coming from Kerala at Valayaru check post in Coimbatore bordering Kerala. People coming in buses are also screened. The officials also inquire about where they are coming from and where they are going in Coimbatore.