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Possibly human-to-human transmission, with a skyrocketing mortality rate; outbreak lasting only 48 hours; Wuhan Institute of Virology quickly releases antidote, causing a sensation online
Reporter : Sun Ruihou / Editor : Zhongkang / https://www.aboluowang.com/2026/0128/2340871.html
A shocking Nipah virus outbreak has been reported, with a mortality rate as high as 75%. Hong Kong experts say it may be transmitted from person to person and urge people to avoid a certain delicious beverage. Particularly alarming is that the infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology subsequently announced research results on an oral Nipah virus treatment, increasing the survival rate to 66.7%.
A Nipah virus outbreak has recently been confirmed in West Bengal, India. The UK Independent reports that as of 24 January 2026, there have been 5 confirmed cases, including 3 doctors and nurses; two nurses are in critical condition. To prevent further spread, authorities have traced approximately 180 contacts and placed about 100 people in quarantine, including 20 high-risk contacts. Nipah virus is mainly transmitted from bats to humans and is capable of human-to-human transmission, with a mortality rate as high as 40% to 75%, and is listed as a key monitored pathogen by the WHO.
The Polish-based independent Russian media outlet NEXTA TV analyzed that Nipah virus symptoms range from asymptomatic to severe respiratory complications and encephalitis. Currently, there is no vaccine or specific treatment globally; only supportive care can be provided. Taiwan's Juheng.com quoted Dr. Tsui Lok-kin, Director of the Centre for Health Protection of the Hong Kong Department of Health, as saying that the virus can be transmitted through droplets, secretions, and contaminated fruit (especially raw date juice), and may be transmitted from person to person. Experts urge people to avoid drinking raw date juice that has not been heated.
Following the spread of the outbreak in Nipah, Thailand's Ministry of Public Health has implemented airport screening for travelers from India, especially West Bengal, since 25 January 2026, and issued "health alert cards" requiring those who have been in contact with bats, sick animals, or infected individuals in the past 21 days to seek immediate medical attention if they experience symptoms such as fever, headache, drowsiness, or seizures. Nepal has also implemented health checks at Tribhuvan International Airport and major border crossings.
Hong Kong's Ming Pao newspaper pointed out that symptoms after infection may be asymptomatic, or may include fever, vomiting, muscle aches, atypical pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, seizures, and encephalitis; about 20% of recovered patients will experience long-term neurological problems. The incubation period is 4 to 14 days, and can be as long as 45 days.
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However, the biggest controversy arose on 26 January 2026 when the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, suddenly announced that "a cure for the Nipah virus has been found." The oral nucleoside analog VV116 (deuterium remidevir hydrobromide, already approved for COVID-19 treatment) showed significant antiviral activity against the Nipah virus in vitro and in golden hamster models, increasing the survival rate to 66.7% and significantly reducing viral load. The simultaneous announcement of a breakthrough by the Chinese institute, just as cases of the virus appeared in India, sparked heated online discussions. Many netizens questioned, "The virus just appeared, and the cure was already developed simultaneously?" and "The epidemic had to come into China, otherwise, who would buy the drug?"
The discussion focused on the CCP's transparency and motives, with many drawing parallels to similar "advanced research" during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. After the account @POMTQ posted related questions, a netizen claiming to be a resident of Jimo, Qingdao, Shandong, submitted a post stating that an "unexplained virus" had appeared in the area, with several elderly people dying. Hospitals described it as the common flu, but related images were deleted from Chinese social media, and some people received police warnings, raising further concerns. Aboluowang commentator Wang Duran points out that while the Nipah outbreak itself is dangerous, what is even more alarming is the CCP's "abnormal timing" in its pandemic narrative—the CCP officially announced a "cure" as soon as cases appeared in India, reminiscent of the information asymmetry and deliberate preemptive planning of 2020. The CCP has long used public health as a geopolitical tool, and the synchronized actions of its advanced research institutions and propaganda system pose a greater international security threat than the virus itself.
Wang Duran summarizes it in one sentence: "While the virus is still spreading, the CCP's cure is already on the market—the real danger is the regime manipulating the pandemic."
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