'the love we receive is unreal': nipah hero lini's husband recalls journey after a year
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On May 5 last year, the death of Mohammad Sadik, a 26-year-old man from Sooppikkada, Perambra, signalled the arrival of one the deadliest epidemics in Kerala's history. The Nipah virus
claimed 17 lives in weeks, killing 95 percent of the people who contracted it. While Perambra turned into a ghost village and fear struck Kozhikode, a dedicated group of people, including
doctors, nurses, cleaning staff and mortuary workers put their lives at risk everyday to curb the spread of Nipah. Among these heroes was 31-year-old nurse Lini, who contracted the virus
and passed away while treating Sadik.