Kozhikode Nipah case: Vigil up at Kanniyakumari border

KANNIYAKUMARI: With a Nipha case reported in Kozhikode, where a person is currently on ventilator support in the ICU at Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital, the Tamil Nadu Health Department has intensified monitoring at the Kaliyakkavilai check-post on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border in Kanniyakumari district.

Accordingly, vehicles arriving from Kerala are being stopped at the Kaliyakkavilai check-post, and passengers are being screened for symptoms such as fever and other related signs before being permitted to enter the State.