Nipah Virus Outbreak: 40-70% Fatality Rate, Can Spread By Droplets, Confirms ICMR
[ad_1] Nipah virus can spread by respiratory droplets and has a fatality rate of 40 to 70 per cent, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General, Dr Rajiv Bahl, said on Friday. In comparison, Covid has only “2-3 per cent fatality rate”, he said at a press conference here. “Nipah is a zoonotic…