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The cell operated by the Health Department received the details through a helpline, which was circulated widely through the media. The department had already gathered the details of over 1,000 people in the district who had interacted with the Nipah infected, they said. “Six department personnel are now at work to manage the communications through the State Nipah cell and we have requested the BSNL to provide two more extension numbers,” she added. more-inIn a bid to strengthen the surveillance mechanism, the State Nipah cell on Friday recorded the details of 230 people who visited the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital casualty and the Balussery government hospital after the virus outbreak was confirmed. Dr.
Jayashree said the department advisory for collecting details of those who visited the two hospitals was issued keeping in view the safety of the people..