Mask mandate imposed in Kerala after 23-year-old dies of Nipah virus

Following the death of a 23-year-old from Malappuram due to Nipah virus infection, authorities have made compulsory the use of masks in the district from Monday till further notice.

Health and revenue officials are now preparing the route map for the



deceased and also the contact list to ensure that all the basic protocols of Nipah are followed.

The deceased, a 23-year-old student at Bengaluru, was a native of Chembaram near Naduvath in Wandoor. He died at a private hospital at Perinthalmanna last Monday.