Health officials in the district heaved a sigh of relief when a suspected Nipah patient currently under treatment at Government Medical College Hospital, Manjeri, tested negative on Friday.
However, 23 persons from the district were found to be on the contact list of those who reached Iqraa Hospital, Kozhikode, where the deceased Nipah patient was treated.
District Medical Officer R. Renuka said here on Friday that those on the contact list were from Kondotty, Omanur, Edavanna, and Neduva. Officials at the Nipah control cell contacted them and advised quarantine. Health officials in their respective regions will monitor them.
