Health Minister Veena George on Saturday said Pune's NIV (National Institute of Virology) has confirmed the Nipah virus infection in the 14-year-old boy from Malappuram, who is currently under treatment at a private hospital in Kozhikode.
The meeting was held to assess the situation after the death toll in the tourist boat accident in Tanur, Malappuram rose to 18.
The incident happened in the Malappuram district in Kerala, where a tourist boat capsized near the Tanur coast.
Speaking at the G20 EMPOWER meeting, the Minister underlined the increase in the gender budget's share from 11.5 per cent in 2017-18 to 20.9 per cent in 2022-23 in Kerala.
George also said that two other positive cases in the state who also arrived from the Middle East, were in stable condition and recovering fast.
