THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Two people with Nipah symptoms have been placed under observation here. Their samples will be sent to the Virology Institute in Thonnakkal for further tests. Both of them are under observation because they have gone through situations to contract the virus.

The admitted are a woman from Kattakkada and a student of Thiruvananthapuram Medical College who came from Kozhikode to the Thiruvananthapuram. The close relatives of Kattakkada native had come to Thiruvananthapuram from Kozhikode. After developing fever, he was admitted to the general hospital for observation.

The medical student was also admitted under observation after suffering from fever. Authorities inform that there is no cause for concern at present. The other day, a BDS student was admitted to Thiruvananthapuram Medical College with symptoms but the test result came out negative.