Two nurses affected by the Nipah virus continue to be in a critical state in West Bengal. One of them has slipped into a coma, and the other is on ventilator support at a private hospital in Barasat, where they had been working.
A doctor and a nurse who came into contact with them have been hospitalised after they developed Nipah symptoms, while several others are being screened.
Nipah virus: Health condition of two patients suspected of infection in Bengal remains critical
Samples of the two nurses were initially tested at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences-Kalyani on Sunday (January 11, 2026). Sources told The Hindu on Wednesday (January 14, 2026) that the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, had reconfirmed their infection.
The doctor and nurse who showed Nipah symptoms were admitted to the Infectious Diseases and Beleghata General Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday. Their samples are being sent for Nipah tests.
