According to health officials, one of the nurses is currently in a coma in the intensive care unit, while the other is suffering from severe respiratory symptoms, after health authorities in India announced two confirmed cases of the deadly Nipah virus. This dangerous health development has prompted the relevant authorities to impose strict quarantine and intensive monitoring measures. The infections involve two nurses working in a private hospital near the city of Kolkata in West Bengal state, after which the total number of infection cases exceeded 100, according to The Economic Times. The virus is a zoonotic disease with a high mortality rate, and there is currently no effective vaccine or treatment for it.
