Coimbatore: As a precautionary measure, a dedicated ward to handle patients displaying symptoms of the virus and also to treat those tested positive for NiV was set up at the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) on Tuesday.
Fruit vendors have been strictly instructed to refrain from selling fruits that are eaten by birds and animals.
Meanwhile, considering that a large number of people visit the textile city from places like Malappuram, Kozhikode and Palakkad in neighbouring Kerala, medical experts have set up vigil across the border in Walayar and Pollachi.
A team of medical experts is deployed at the border to closely examining people before they cross the border from Kerala. Those displaying symptoms of fever will be thoroughly examined.
