– A 14-year-old boy in Malappuram infected with Nipah virus passed away while under treatment
– Health Minister Veena George stated that the post-death formalities will be done following the international Nipah protocol
– Three people are in isolation at Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital and four people are in isolation at Manjeri GMCH
– Monoclonal antibody from ICMR was received, but the boy passed away before it could be administered
– 246 people are in the Nipah contact list, with 63 in the high-risk category
– Special fever clinics will be set up in Wandoor, Nilambur, and Karuvarakundu
– A house-to-house survey will be conducted in Pandikkad and Anakkayam panchayats to identify people with symptoms
– Union Health Ministry to deploy a joint outbreak response team to support the state in investigating the case.