The virus is far deadlier than COVID-19, and it last claimed Indian lives in 2018, killing 17 of the 18 people who caught it from a contaminated family well.
Source: Authorities race to contain deadly Nipah virus outbreak in India
Yikes! 75% case fatality rate. Not respiratory. And no cure. But not new, has been sparking outbreaks for ~20 years. Probably nothing to worry about.
