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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Car part of Vasundhara Raje's convoy overturns, 3 cops sustain minor injuries
Jaipur, Dec 22: Three policemen sustained minor injuries when a vehicle of former chief minister Vasundhara Raje's carcade overturned in an attempt to avoid hitting a motorcycle in Rajasthan's Pali district on Sunday, police said.
The accident occurred while Raje was on her way to meet former minister Otaram Dewasi to express her condolence over his mother's death.
"Seven policemen were travelling in the car. Some of them have sustained minor injuries," Pali SP Chuna Ram Jat said.
Raje left for Mundara village of Pali district by road. A police car which was escorting her between Bali and Kot Baliyan overturned while trying to save a bike rider.
A BJP leader said that his car was behind the car which overturned thrice. He said he immediately got down and helped in sending the injured policemen to a hospital.
