One of the two nurses infected with the Nipah virus spoke with doctors and caregivers on Sunday, while the other has not had a fever for the past two days but remains in a coma, officials of Barasat hospital said. Both the infected nurses are being treated at the Barasat hospital, where they are also employed. “It seems the source of infection was a patient to whom both nurses provided care,” said the health department official. Officials also said that the infection had not spread so far, and that was a relief for them. All those listed as contacts have been reached, and all samples tested have been negative for the Nipah virus,” the official said.

Source: The Telegraph January 19, 2026 02:28 UTC