The West Bengal government has sent around 100 people into home quarantine over the last two days since the first two nurses tested positive for the Nipah virus on Monday. Talking to the media, a relative of the female nurse said, “Though she was unwell since December 25, she worked in Barasat till December 30. Story continues below this adOn December 15 and 17, the female nurse attended a family wedding in Nadia. The male nurse was on night duty at the hospital with the female nurse on December 20 and 21. If any hospital encounters a patient with Nipah virus symptoms, they should transfer them immediately to the hospital.”The Nipah virus is a highly fatal zoonotic infection, with fruit bats as the natural reservoir and pigs as hosts.

Source: Indian Express January 15, 2026 15:06 UTC