Two nurses at a private hospital in Barasat, North 24-Parganas, are suspected to be infected with the Nipah virus, the state government said on Monday. The health department has begun monitoring all doctors and nurses who treated the two nurses for any signs or symptoms. The Barasat hospital has created an isolation ward in the ICU for the two patients. At a news conference on Monday evening, chief secretary Nandini Chakravorty said: “Two suspected cases of Nipah virus have been found in Bengal. The nurse was shifted to Burdwan Medical College and then moved to the Barasat hospital on January 6 after their condition worsened.

Source: The Telegraph January 13, 2026 01:29 UTC