Security personnel keep a vigil at a medical college after the Nipah virus alert, in Kozhikode

People wear masks at a medical college after the Nipah virus alert, in Kozhikode. Two deaths reported from Kerala's Kozhikode district were caused by Nipah virus

Mansukh Mandaviya stated that currently four patients suspected to be infected with Nipah virus are under surveillance and their samples have been sent for testing

The Kerala govt has also issued an alert in the district in the wake of two deaths after a review meeting chaired by State Health Minister Veena George

Nipah Virus is caused by fruit bats and is potentially fatal to humans as well as animals. Along with respiratory illness