As COVID-19 spread around the world in 2020, countries plunged into lockdowns, an unprecedented health response like the world had never seen. Like COVID-19, Nipah virus originated from bats, specifically fruit bats. Since then, 119 people have died from Nipah virus across multiple outbreaks in Malaysia, India, the Philippines, Singapore and Bangladesh. Where is the current Nipah virus outbreakThe current outbreak of Nipah Virus is in West Bengal, India. “All traced contacts have been found asymptomatic and have tested negative for Nipah Virus Disease.