West Bengal on high alert: State rolls out measures to contain Nipah virus spread
Published on: Jan. 13, 2026, 10:49 p.m. | Source: THE WEEK
The West Bengal health department is issuing advisories to government and private hospitals after two nurses of a hospital in Barasat in North 24 Parganas district were detected with Nipah virus on Sunday. One female and male nurse, have been hospitalised in the same hospital and kept in isolation.
