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Nipah virus: Health Department steps up screening along major interstate checkposts in Coimbatore district
The Health Department has stepped up surveillance at major inter-State checkposts in Coimbatore district after a second person from the neighbouring Palakkad district in Kerala tested positive for Nipah virus.
Health workers are screening persons entering Coimbatore district from Palakkad through six main checkposts for Nipah virus symptoms, which are similar to that of influenza.
Health workers checking temperature of persons entering #Coimbatore district from Kerala at #Walayar check post on Tuesday, July 15, after a second positive case of #NipahVirus was reported in the neighbouring #Palakkad district. @THChennai 📹: @SSivaSaravanan1
# — S. Siva Saravanan (@SSivaSaravanan1) July 15, 2025
The six checkposts, where commuters are screened, are at Gopalapuram in Pollachi north block, Veerappagoundanur in Kinathukadavu block, Walayar in Madukkarai block, Anaikatti in Periyanaickenpalayam block, Pattisalai in Karamadai block and Meenachipuram in Anamalai block.
P. Balusamy, Deputy Director of Health Services, said the department started screening at these checkposts after the second positive case of the Nipah virus infection was reported in Palakkad district on July 12.
Health workers stationed at these checkposts are using personal protective equipment while screening incoming commuters. They are using infrared thermometers to check the temperature of passengers.
District Collector Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar is overseeing the screening activities and other preventive measures being taken in the district in the wake of the high alert issued in six districts in Kerala, namely Palakkad, Malappuram, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Kannur and Wayanad.
