In the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, authorities have placed more than 200 people under quarantine after two cases of the Nipah virus were confirmed in health workers. Everyone in quarantine is in close contact with the infected. Health authorities have expanded surveillance, but they are not recording the spread in the wider community. The confirmation of cases led to the resumption of screening at airports in Thailand, Nepal, Taiwan and other Asian countries for travelers from India, including temperature checks and health questionnaires. Kazakhstan has ordered a 14-day medical observation of those arriving from India. Hospitals in the state have strengthened protocols such as gloves, masks, gowns and face shields for health workers. Two patients, a man and a woman, are being treated in specialized infectious disease wards.[1][2][3]