The 2020 Covid-19 pandemic taught many people and nations just how dangerous a virus spreading quickly can be.
Due to the lockdown and many restrictions still being in many people’s recent memory, it is no surprise that strong steps are being taken early after the deadly Nipah virus cases in Asia earlier this year.
In January, it was confirmed that five people in West Bengal, India, had contracted the illness.
Two nurses were on duty together at a hospital when they fell ill between December 28 and 30, before being admitted to intensive care on January 4, one of whom is in ‘critical condition’, local media reports.
As of January 26, 100 people have been quarantined, with no cases currently reported outside India.As a precaution to prevent the spread of the disease, Thailand, Nepal, and Taiwan have since increased their airport precautions, including temperature checks, face masks, and social distancing.
