In the bid of reports of rare and deadly Nipah virus, The Goa and Mumbai health department has asked all hospitals to remain alert eruption, which has claimed at least 10 lives in Kerala including the 31 –year old nurse who while tending to a Nipah virus infected patient.

With the directives of the central government, Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane stated that random checks are also being held on people coming to the state from Kerala.

The Goa health department is relentlessly in touch with the Kerala government to determine the impact and spread of the rare and deadly Nipah virus.

Instructions have also been issued by the Goa health department to all medical colleges and private hospitals to put on alert to tackle any possible case of Nipah virus as Authorities have fear that the deadly virus can spread to Goa and Mumbai in the next few days.

Worth mention here there is no vaccine available for either humans or animals infected the rare virus. WHO said that the primary treatment for human cases is intensive supportive care, to avoid virus infection.

The Centre on Monday rushed a high-level team from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), including its director, Dr Sujeet Kumar Singh and Head of Epidemiology, Dr SK Jain for considering the seriousness of the situation.