Nipah Scare: Bardhaman Medical College Prepares 8-Bed Ward, 48 Quarantined

• Bardhaman Medical College Hospital has prepared an 8-bed ward with ventilators and isolation facilities for potential Nipah virus patients.
• One patient with Nipah-like symptoms has been admitted, and infrastructure is being readied for more, though no state directive is yet received.
• Mousumi Bandyopadhyay, Principal of Bardhaman Medical College, awaits SOP from Swasthya Bhawan to guide further action.
• 48 individuals, including doctors, nurses, health workers, and family members, have been home quarantined in Purba Bardhaman.
• The suspected Nipah case is a nursing staff member from Katwa, Purba Bardhaman, who was admitted with fever; Nipah infection is unconfirmed.

Why It Matters: Bardhaman Medical College is preparing for a potential Nipah outbreak, quarantining 48 contacts of a suspected case.