<p>Kerala Health Minister Veena George said no new positive case of Nipah was reported in the state on Friday and seven more samples were tested negative.</p>.<p>As many as 66 people, who completed isolation, were excluded from the contact list, she said.</p>.<p>At present, 915 people were there on the contact list and 365 samples had been sent for examination so far, George said in a statement here after an evaluation meeting.</p>.9K people screened at four border districts in Karnataka, no Nipah virus detected.<p>The condition of all those persons under treatment, including that of the nine-year-old boy is stable as of now, she said.</p>.<p>The minister also said that steps would be taken to ensure facilities for TrueNat testing in all state and district level labs, including at public health labs, she said.</p>.<p>A Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) would be prepared as per the guidelines of the ICMR, the minister added.</p>.<p>The total number of cases of Nipah infection confirmed in the state were six, of which two persons died. </p>
<p>Kerala Health Minister Veena George said no new positive case of Nipah was reported in the state on Friday and seven more samples were tested negative.</p>.<p>As many as 66 people, who completed isolation, were excluded from the contact list, she said.</p>.<p>At present, 915 people were there on the contact list and 365 samples had been sent for examination so far, George said in a statement here after an evaluation meeting.</p>.9K people screened at four border districts in Karnataka, no Nipah virus detected.<p>The condition of all those persons under treatment, including that of the nine-year-old boy is stable as of now, she said.</p>.<p>The minister also said that steps would be taken to ensure facilities for TrueNat testing in all state and district level labs, including at public health labs, she said.</p>.<p>A Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) would be prepared as per the guidelines of the ICMR, the minister added.</p>.<p>The total number of cases of Nipah infection confirmed in the state were six, of which two persons died. </p>