Officials reinstate Covid-era monitoring and quarantines after outbreak of deadly virus that has no cure –Travelers are also being issued health “beware” cards educating them on what to do if they become ill. | 26 Jan 2026 | Health officials and airports have reinstated Covid-era restrictions amid an outbreak of a deadly virus that has no cure. Several airports across Asia have stepped up precautionary measures after India’s West Bengal region confirmed five cases of Nipah virus, which is carried by bats and infects both pigs and humans. The disease, which has never been seen in North America, can also spread from person to person. It has a fatality rate between 40 and 75 percent, according to the World Health Organization… About 100 people in West Bengal are now being quarantined after the virus was detected in a hospital, officials said. In response to the outbreak, Thailand’s ministry of public health implemented health screening for passengers at major airports arriving from West Bengal. [Do not comply.]