India’s Kerala Shuts Schools and Offices to Curb Deadly Nipah Virus

India’s Kerala Shuts Schools and Offices to Curb Deadly Nipah Virus
Staff members install a sign reading "Nipah isolation ward, entry strictly prohibited" at a hospital where a ward is being prepared for suspected Nipah virus patients in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India, on Sept. 12, 2023. Stringer/Reuters
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NEW DELHI—India’s southern state of Kerala shut some schools, offices, and public transport on Wednesday in a race to stop the spread of the rare and deadly Nipah virus, which has killed two people.

An adult and a child were still infected in hospital, and more than 130 people have been tested for the virus, spread via contact with the bodily fluids of infected bats, pigs, or people, a state health official said.