Karnataka health department ramps up surveillance measures after Nipah virus death in Kerala
Bengaluru: The Karnataka health department has intensified its surveillance measures following the recent death of a Bengaluru student in Kerala, which has been confirmed as a Nipah virus case.
The deceased, a 24-year-old postgraduate student at an institute in Soladevanahalli on the outskirts of Bengaluru, hailed from Malappuram. A team from the health department’s disease surveillance unit visited the institute and confirmed that 32 students and staff attended the funeral of the youth, as reported by Deccan Herald.
Health officials from Chikkabanavara and Gopalpura primary health centres have been actively involved in monitoring and following up with primary and secondary contacts. Dr Ansar Ahmed, Project Director of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP), told the publication that contact tracing is underway, with two primary contacts in Bengaluru currently asymptomatic. The department remains on high alert and is implementing precautionary measures.
Karnataka health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao stated that although there is concern about the Nipah virus, there is no need to panic. He confirmed that, as of now, no Nipah virus cases have been suspected or reported in Karnataka.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
