Kerala is safe, nothing to worry about Nipah virus: Tourism Minister
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 3 : Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran has welcomed Indian Medical Association (IMA) president Dr Ravi Wankadekar’s statement that Kerala has nothing to worry about the Nipah virus scare and the state is absolutely safe from the virus.
Stating that Kerala is indeed a safe destination, the Minister said around 300 doctors who have arrived to Kerala from various parts of India for the IMA conference organised in Kovalam stands testimony to this. The arrival of the renowned doctors to Kerala has immense significance, he said.
The Minister also conveyed his salutations to the doctors who have reiterated that travelling to Kerala is safe as ever. IMA President Dr Ravi Wankedekar, who is in Kerala for the IMA conference had earlier said the virus outbreak doesn’t hold any threat. Around 300 doctors arriving in the state itself shows that the virus isn’t a threat at all, he added.
Lauding the doctors in Kerala who had been acted speedily enough to detect the virus as soon as the virus made its presence felt, he noted that the Kerala government and the healthcare agencies did a wonderful job by rolling out all steps to put up resistance to the virus. The Minister and the IMA officials expressed their views while attending the IMA conference here Saturday evening.
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