The Ministry of Health and Mass Media has issued an official statement addressing public concerns following recent media reports on the Nipah virus. The statement confirmed that several cases of the Nipah virus have been reported in West Bengal of India. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) has not imposed or recommended any international travel restrictions in response to the situation. Secretary to the Ministry of Health and Mass Media, Specialist Dr. Anil Jasinghe, stated that the Ministry of Health maintains a comprehensive and well-established disease surveillance system capable of early and prompt detection of infectious diseases. The statement also highlighted that the Ministry of Health continues to closely monitor regional disease outbreaks in collaboration with the WHO and other relevant international partners.