School in Kerala closed due to Nipah virus
Kerala school closed: All schools, colleges and educational institutes in Kozhikode district of Kerala will remain closed due to Nipah virus outbreak. Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty has ordered all relevant authorities to close schools in containment zones, reports said. School re-opening dates will be updated soon, there is no official notification about it.
According to recent updates, the Nipah virus has been confirmed in Kozhikode district, where two people have died due to the infection. Of the four people whose saliva was sent for testing, two were Nipah positive and two were Nipah negative. The government has resisted and successfully overcome the Nipah disease and has advised not to panic but to face this situation with caution, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in his Facebook post.
The CM further added that everyone should be ready to strictly follow the instructions of the Ministry of Health and Police and fully cooperate with the restrictions.
Educational institutions closed
According to media reports, the Kozhikode administration has declared seven village panchayats – Atanchery, Maruthonkara, Tiruvallur, Kuttiyadi, Kayakkodi, Villyapalli and Kavilumpara – as containment zones. A closure has been imposed in these containment zones. Only essential services will be able to work from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. All government and private educational institutions and anganwadis have been asked to remain closed in these containment zones.
Preparations were made by the Institute of Health
Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that the Health Department had held a high-level meeting and all senior officials had gone to Kozhikode. Based on the protocol, 16 committees were formed and 75 rooms were prepared in Kozhikode Medical College. Two centers in Kozhikode district and a radius of five kilometers around it have been declared containment zones.
The minister added that the Ministry of Health has taken everything to prevent infection. The health department’s priority at the moment is to prevent more people from becoming infected and to organize treatment, including psychological support.
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Source: HIS Education