Following a confirmed case of Nipah virus in Palakkad, the district administration has imposed strict restrictions. Shops in affected areas are allowed to operate only between 8 AM and 6 PM, according to District Collector G. Priyanka.
Restrictions are in effect in Wards 7, 8, 9, and 11 of Thachanattukara Panchayat and Wards 17 and 18 of Karimpuzha Panchayat. Commercial establishments, educational institutions, and other offices must remain closed. Wearing masks is mandatory.
The infected woman has not used public transportation. A route map will be released soon, the Collector said.
She is currently on a ventilator at a hospital in Perinthalmanna. There are 59 individuals on the contact list, but none have shown symptoms. Those on the primary contact list are in home quarantine. The woman began showing symptoms on June 25.
