Precautions will be taken to prevent spread of Nipah virus, says Karnataka CM Bommai

Karnataka, which shares a border with Kerala, is taking precautions to prevent the spread of the Nipah virus infection, Chief Minister Bommai said.

On Sunday morning, a 12-year-old boy died of Nipah virus infection in Kozhikode district of Kerala. Since then, the Kerala and central governments have gone into overdrive to prevent an outbreak of the disease that had caused the death of 17 people in Kerala in 2018. The Karnataka government, which shares a border with Kerala, is also taking precautions to keep its citizens safe.Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said, “I have asked experts to get more information on this and advise me on what steps should be taken. Precautions will be taken to control it [spread of the virus].’