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As China Claims No Cases of Nipah Virus, It Readies Test Kits and Potential Drug

As infections reported this week in India have the world on high alert, China says it has testing kits ready and a potential drug treatment.
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As China Claims No Cases of Nipah Virus, It Readies Test Kits and Potential Drug
Security personnel keep watch outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology during a visit by the World Health Organization team tasked with investigating the origins of COVID-19, in Wuhan, China, on Feb. 3, 2021. Thomas Peter/Reuters
Alex Wu
1/31/2026|Updated: 2/1/2026
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As the Nipah virus outbreak in India set the world on high alert, the Chinese communist regime has claimed that no cases have been detected in China. The country’s health authorities said they have testing kits ready for the virus.

The Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) also stated that its researchers have found a potential drug for the bat-transmitted virus.

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Alex Wu is a U.S.-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on Chinese society, Chinese culture, human rights, and international relations.
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