Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today remembered brave nurse Lini Puthuserry who died on duty, during the outbreak of Nipah virus in 2018. Pinarayi Vijayan took to twitter to pay tribute to Lini. The Kerala CM said that people like Lini should not be forgotten as they form a “protective shield over humanity.” Vijayan tweeted, “Today, we remember sister Lini, the brave nurse who lost her life in line of duty during the Nipah outbreak of 2018. The selfless service of people like her form a protective shield over humanity. Lest we forget them."
For the unversed, Lini was working in EMS Memorial Cooperative hospital at Perambra during the outbreak of Nipah virus. She fell ill while treating people affected by Nipah virus. However, the cause of her death was not known, Along with Lini, two other nurses had also fallen ill, but they recovered. Nipah virus claimed 17 lives in Kerala. Nipah virus infection got its name from the village in Malaysia where the person from whom the virus was first isolated succumbed to the disease.