For the first time, a positive case of Nipah infection surfaced in Kozhikode city, marking a precarious shift from its previous two occurrences in the rural areas of the district.
What is more, all the 38 wards of the Feroke municipality, a part of the Calicut Urban Agglomeration and sharing borders with the Kozhikode Corporation, have been virtually locked down for the first time, even though no positive cases have been reported there. Seven divisions, namely, Kolathara, Kundayithode, Cheruvannur East, Cheruvannur West, Beypore Port, Beypore and Punchappadam of Kozhikode Corporation, have also been declared as containment zones.
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