“I am almost on my way”...the last words of Lini as she urges her husband to take care of their children before becoming victim to a deadly virus in Kerala

A deadly virus having the potential of becoming the next deadly major outbreak has killed eleven and six under critical condition in the southern Indian state of Kerala.Three nurses from the EMS Memorial Cooperative hospital at Perambra , who had earlier attended to the Nipah Virus affected patients, have fallen ill. They have been referred to Kozhikode Medical College Hospital. No confirmation has come so far whether they have contracted the disease. Lini Puthusshery, 28, a nurse from the same hospital, who had treated three infected persons, had fallen ill a few days ago and was under treatment. She passed away at 2 am on Monday morning. Lini is wife of Bahrain resident Sajeesh Puthur, who works for Awan Media. Though lab results of her blood and fluid samples hadn’t come yet, her body was not handed over to her family. After consulting the family, the authorities cremated the body at an electronic crematorium. This was done as a precautionary measure to ensure that the virus, if present, did not spread further. Meanwhile, Lini’s last letter to her husband, filled with emotions, became viral on social media. In the letter she says “I am almost on my way” and urges her husband to take care of their children. and urges her husband to take care of their children. The number of affected patients has been confirmed to be twelve, two are under critical condition and around 25 are kept observation.

Goa and Tamil Nadu governments have taken steps against the virus and have asked their people not to be worried.