Mangaluru, May 24: People in coastal Karnataka heaved a sigh of relief as two suspected cases of Nipah virus in Mangaluru finally proved negative.
The PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test of the throat swabs of two patients in Mangaluru, sent to Manipal Centre for Virus Research to ascertain if they have Nipah, has been found negative, according to M. Ramakrishna Rao, Dakshina Kannada District Health and Family Welfare Officer.
Meanwhile, all staff of Kerala-bound Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation buses have been asked to take adequate precautions. Bengaluru Urban Deputy Commissioner K.A. Dayanand said 183 schedules operate between Karnataka and Kerala daily. If any of the drivers and conductors of these buses fall sick or avail sick leave, health authorities should be informed, he said.
‘Don’t trust social media’
Meanwhile Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil S. has asked people not to be carried away by messages posted on WhatsApp groups and Facebook claiming to provide treatment for Nipah virus.
Talking to reporters here on Thursday, Mr. Senthil said that messages providing treatment was being circulated on the social media. “This is not the recommended treatment. Do not believe what is posted on social media,” he said.
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