Kerala nurse's letter written before dying of Nipah goes viral
What's the story
A heartfelt letter written by a nurse from Kerala minutes before she died of the 'Nipah' virus has gone viral on social media, leaving people teary-eyed.
In her letter to her husband Sajeesh, Lini expressed her pain and anguish that she could not see him again.
"I am almost on the way. I do not think I can meet you," she had written.
DEATH
She got exposed to Nipah while treating the patients
28-year-old Lini was working in the Perambra Taluk Hospital in Kozhikode and got exposed to the virus while treating affected patients. She died yesterday.
Lini is survived by her husband who works in Bahrain and two sons aged five and two.
She had requested her husband to take care of their children and take them to the Gulf nation with him.
Claimed 10 so far
Her relatives could not even see her body
Sajeesh had come home two days ago after he came to know about Lini's health.
Her relatives could not see even her body; however, they paid their last respects as they allowed the authorities to cremate.
Nipah virus has so far claimed 10 lives in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts in north Kerala while the condition of two undergoing treatment is said to be critical.
Virus details
No vaccination for Nipah, which has 70% mortality rate
Nipah virus is a newly emerging zoonosis that causes severe disease in both animals and humans.
The natural host of the virus are fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family.
There is no vaccination for the virus which has a 70% mortality rate.
Health officials said they had found mangoes bitten by bats in a home where three people died of the suspected infection.