No Nipah virus cases detected in China, state media says

27-01-2026 17:25 HKT

Doctors and relatives wearing protective gear dig a grave to bury the body of a victim, who lost his battle against the brain-damaging Nipah virus, during his funeral at a burial ground in Kozhikode, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

No Nipah virus infections have been detected in China, but there are risks of imported cases, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Tuesday, citing the disease control authority.

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