A day earlier, the federal government ordered strict and enhanced health surveillance at all entry points of the country following regional alerts over the Nipah virus, a highly fatal zoonotic disease. In an advisory issued by the heath ministry's Border Health Services, authorities cited reports of suspected Nipah virus cases in India’s West Bengal state and warned of the virus’s potential for cross-border transmission. DG Khan added that NIH officials said the risk of an outbreak remained low, but could not be fully ruled out due to the presence of animal populations. He added that officials reviewed preparedness across federal health institutions, surveillance systems, Border Health Services and major hospitals in the federal capital. Also Read: What to know about the Nipah virus?