The disease is not as transmissible as COVID-19 or influenza and is unlikely to cause a huge number of infections in a short time. ‘The previous history of infections and the nature of the virus indicate that it cannot spread as fast as influenza, COVID-19 or the very infectious measles,' says Dr E Sreekumar, director of the Institute of Advanced Virology-Thiruvananthapuram.
Nipah Alert in Kerala: Two people have died due to the Nipah virus in Kerala's Kozhikode district, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya confirmed today.