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Here We Go: Nipah Virus Outbreak Prompts Shutdowns and Containment Zones in Kerala, India

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In recent years, India has experienced several outbreaks of the deadly Nipah virus.

The southern Indian state of Kerala has declared a state of emergency in its fight against the Nipah virus, a rare and deadly disease that has already claimed two lives.

Schools, offices, and public transport have been shut down in a bid to halt the spread of the virus. Indian health officials have implemented various containment zones to control the spread of the virus.

A five-kilometer containment zone was established around the residences of the two men who died of the Nipah virus on August 30, a 47-year-old man, and September 11, a 40-year-old man, according to Health Minister Veena George.

“As of Thursday afternoon,

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