Health experts warn of ‘real risk’ incurable virus poses to the U.S. as Covid-era quarantines grow | 29 Jan 2026 | More countries are implementing screening measures, while others are tightening the ones they already have in place after a deadly bat-borne virus was detected in humans. India has so far confirmed two cases of Nipah virus. On Thursday, Pakistan became the latest country to order enhanced screening of people entering the country to look for signs of Nipah virus. Thailand, Singapore, Hong, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam have all also implemented enhanced screening procedures at airports, and the UK has warned travelers about the potential outbreak. In the U.S., CDC officials told the Daily Mail they were in “close contact” with authorities on the ground to assess the situation. [Do not comply.]