An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in ...
Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus, meaning it can be spread from animals to humans. It can also be transmitted through contaminated food or directly from human to human.
Nipah virus has a fatality rate of 75% - which makes it deadlier than COVID-19, which triggered a worldwide lockdown in 2020-21. Scroll down to know why everyone is talking about another lockdown.