Thiruvananthapuram. On one side in Kerala, there has been an outcry from COVID again. More than one thousand patients are being received daily. Meanwhile, a new virus has knocked here. The name of this virus is norovirus. This virus has been found in two children in Kerala. So first let us know how dangerous this virus is. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), many people in the world complain of stomach upset due to this virus. Symptoms like diarrhea are found in patients of this virus. Norovirus usually has the same symptoms as rotavirus. Apart from this, it also causes inflammation in the intestines.
According to the World Health Organization, the patient of this virus remains ill for a long time. Every year around 7 crore people become victims of it. Mostly this virus makes children up to 5 years of age their victim. Every year 2 lakh people die from this virus in the world. Of these, there are about 50000 children. This virus is seen spreading a lot in poor countries. However, the Kerala government has appealed to the people not to be afraid of this virus. The health department is looking into the matter and steps are being taken to prevent further spread of the virus. According to the Health Department, apart from eating spoiled food or water, it spreads by meeting people with the virus.
Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that two patients have been found in Vizhinjam. Samples have been taken and more people are being investigated in the area. Both the patients are children and their condition is said to be stable. He claimed that there is a cure for this virus and the government has taken steps to stop it from spreading. Veena also said that there is no cause for concern at the moment. Everyone should be careful and need to keep cleanliness. Both the children had food poisoning after eating the mid-day meal. After which norovirus was detected in the test of the sample.