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Kerala district declared Nipah-free as survivor leaves hospital

On: July 23, 2019

By Matters India Reporter Kochi, July 23, 2019: Kerala’s Health Minister K K Shailja on July 23 declared Ernakulam district Nipah-free as a youth fully recovered from the disease and left the hospital. “It is a successful culmination of the joint operation of government and private sector,” the minister toldContinue Reading

Syro Malabar Church joins anti-Nipah campaign

By: Matters India

On: June 2, 2018

In: Religious

In the wake of the Nipah outbreak, the Thamarassery Syro-Malabar diocese in Kerala has asked its parish priests to serve the Communion only on the hand during the Mass. The custom of serving the Communion on the tongue by priests will be discouraged as part of the efforts to supportContinue Reading