Kerala minister honours nurse who got nipah from patient

KOZHIKODE: The husband of a nurse who died after contracting the nipah virus from a affected person was once amongst health body of workers who have been honoured at a serve as organised by way of Kerala health department in Kozhikode on Sunday.

At the development organised to mark Doctor’s Day, health minister Ok Ok Shailaja additionally declared Kozhikode and Malappuram districts nipah-free.


Sajeesh, husband of past due Lini Puthussery, who reduced in size the virus while tending to the index affected person in the nipah outbreak, won a souvenir from the health minister.


The minister mentioned the 2 districts have been declared nipah-free as no recent case was once reported after May 31 and till the crowning glory of the double incubation period which ended on Saturday. She added that the medication (human monoclonal antibody m102.4), introduced from Australia, was once now not used and it might be passed over to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).


Additional chief secretary (health and circle of relatives welfare) Rajeev Sadanandan warned of a 2nd wave of nipah in areas the place it was once reported earlier. Noting that the state would be fully supplied to take on it, he mentioned the Kerala model of nipah virus management would be advanced for efficient management of the disease if it re-surfaces anyplace in the nation.


Kerala minister honours nurse who got nipah from patient Kerala minister honours nurse who got nipah from patient Reviewed by Kailash on July 02, 2018 Rating: 5
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