Kottayam, Apr 6: "I will leave this room within a week after defeating you," the braveheart nurse had vowed after contracting the deadly coronavirus while attending to India's oldest COVID-19 survior, expressing unflinching faith in Kerala's health care system.
Last Friday, 32-year old Reshma Mohandas lived up to her promise and walked out holding her head high to her home, where she is now placed under 14-day quarantine, after she and the elderly man and his wife were discharged from the Medical College Hospital here on being cured of th e disease.
Soon after 93-year-old Thomas Abraham, whose recovery has been dubbed as a 'miracle cure' by the medical community, and 88-year old Mariyamma left the hospital, Reshma too headed home but with the resolve to come back and serve the patients after the mandatory two weeks quarantine.
"I will leave this room within a week after defeating you (coronavirus)", Reshma had posted in a WhatsApp group of her friends and colleagues while undergoing treatment in isolation at the hospital.
"I posted that message in the WhatsApp group because I have full faith in Kerala's health system. It is world class," Reshma told reporters from her home.
The nurse, who took care Thomas and Mariyamma since March 12, believes she contracted the disease as she was in close contact with and often talked to the couple, who did not wear masks as it made them uncomfortable.
She said she loved taking care of all their needs.
"I was not tensed at all. I love taking care of elderly people. We used to talk a lot (in the ICU)", she said.
Reshma, who was earlier working in the operating theatre of another section, said she used work for four hours in the ICU before she contracted the virus and was admitted to the same wing as a patient.
"I had close contact with them in the ICU because I paid attention to address their every needs," she said. The first warning sign came on March 23 morning when she had a throat infection.
Reshma immediately alerted the head nurse, who in turn informed the doctors.
She was asked to visit the fever clinic at the Medical College and was later referred to the isolation facility where she took care of elderly novel coronavirus patients.
Some 20 nurses who had come into contact with her were sent to home quarantine.
On March 24, she tested positive.
"I did not have any other complications, barring headache and body pain", she said.
Reshma said she was ready to serve in the isolation facility for COVID-19 patients after 14 days of mandatory home quarantine.
"I am ready to work again in the isolation facility when I return," the feisty nurse, whose husband is an engineer, said.
She was all the more happy that proper medical care at the hospital led to recovery of Abraham and Mariyamma.
Kerala Health minister K K Shailaja telephoned Reshma to express her happiness over her recovery.
The Minister said the news about a health professional contracting the coronavirus was a matter of concern for the state.
In a statement, she hailed Reshma's dedication as a professional and said she had treated elderly patients like her parents, attending to their every need.
The elderly couple, hailing from Ranni village in Pathanamthitta district had contracted the virus from their son, daughter-in-law and grandson who returned from Italy last month, all of whom have also recovered.
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Inna lillaahi wa inna ilaihi Rajioon.Visited him on Eid day,was very cheerful.
He was a great visionary known for his clean image, integrity and his concern for the society and the Community.
May Allah grant strength to his family and friends to over come this moment of grief
May Allah Grant him Jannat
Aameen........
Real Wonderful Man he was. RIP
As a politician he had sacrificed his life for the people and party. But his party leaders sacrificed him for their selfish gains.
ಲೋಕಾರ್ಪಣೆಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ಮುನ್ನವೇ ಅಲ್ಲಾಹನ ಕರೆಗೆ ಓಗೊಟ್ಟು ಇಂದು ನಮ್ಮನ್ನಗಲಿದ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಕಂಡ ಸರಳ, ಸಜ್ಜನ ಮತ್ತು ನೇರ ನಡೆ ನುಡಿಯ ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಮ್ ಸಮುದಾಯದ ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿ......
ಇವರ ಮರಣವು ಸಮಾಜಕ್ಕೆ ತುಂಬಲಾರದ ನಷ್ಟ ಇವರು ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವ ರೀತಿ ಕ್ರಾಂತಿಯ ಅಲೆ ಎಬ್ಬಿಸಿದ್ದರೆಂದರೆ ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕನ್ನಡ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಅಲೆಯನ್ನೇ ಎಬ್ಬಿಸಿ , ಹಗಲಲ್ಲಿ ಖಾಲಿಯಾಗಿರುವ ಮದರಸಾಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಆಂಗ್ಲ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ತರಗತಿಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಲು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಒತ್ತು ನೀಡಿ , ಅಲ್ಪಸಂಖ್ಯಾತ ಸಮುದಾಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಕ್ರಾಂತಿ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದವರು. ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಚಿವರು ಆಗುವ ಮೊದಲು ಮತ್ತು ನಂತರವೂ ತನ್ನ ಜೀವನವನ್ನೇ ಈ ಸಮಾಜದ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಸಬಲೀಕರಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಒತ್ತೆ ಇಟ್ಟ ಸರಳ , ಸಜ್ಜನ, ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ ನಾಯಕ ..ಇವರ ಅಗಲುವಿಕೆಗೆ ಇಂದು ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ ಎಸ್.ಡಿ.ಪಿ.ಐ. ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಕಛೇರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಸಮಿತಿ ಸಭೆ ಕರೆದು ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೀವ್ರ ಸಂತಾಪ ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತಾ , ಸರ್ವಶಕ್ತನು ಅವರ ಸೇವೆಯನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಲಿ ಮತ್ತು ಇವರ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜೀವನವು ಜನಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಾದರಿಯಾಗಲಿ .
تَمَزُّق
Allah yarhemuhu
RIP. He was anyway inactive in politics for a long time. But his departure from the active politics was a tragedy. We should not forgive Poojary, Moily, Oscar for cheating this rare politician.
ಮುತ್ಸದ್ದಿ, ಹಿರಿಯ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿ, ಜಾತ್ಯಾತೀತ ಸಿದ್ದಾಂತದ ಪ್ರಬಲ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಕ ಬಿ ಎ ಮೊಯಿದ್ದೀನ್ ರವರ ನಿಧನ ದುಃಖಕರ. ಜಾತ್ಯಾತೀತತೆ, ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕತೆ, ಸರಳತೆಗಳು ರಾಜಕಾರಣದಲ್ಲಿ, ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಧಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಮರೆಯಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕಾಲಘಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಸಂಕೇತದಂತೆ ನಮ್ಮ ನಡುವೆ ಬದುಕಿದ್ದ ಶ್ರೀಯುತರ ನಿಧನ ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಸಮಾಜಕ್ಕಾದ ಬಹುದೊಡ್ಡ ನಷ್ಟ.
ಓರ್ವ ಉದಾರವಾದಿ ಮುಸಲ್ಮಾನರಾಗಿದ್ದ ಮೊಯಿದ್ದೀನ್ ರವರು ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ಯುವಜನರು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮತೀಯವಾದದತ್ತ ಆಕರ್ಷಿತರಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವುದರ ಕುರಿತು ಆತಂಕಿತರಾಗಿದ್ದರು. ಶಿಕ್ಷಣಕ್ಕೆ ಅಪಾರ ಮಹತ್ವ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಅವರು ಶೈಕ್ಷಣಿಕವಾಗಿ ಹಿಂದುಳಿದಿದ್ದ ಬ್ಯಾರಿ ಸಮುದಾಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಬರಬೇಕು ಎಂಬ ತುಡಿತ ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದರು. ಆ ಕುರಿತು ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕವಾಗಿ ತನ್ನ ಕೊಡುಗೆ ನೀಡಿದ್ದರು.
dyfi ಸಂಘಟನೆಯ ಹಿತೈಷಿಯಾಗಿ ಯುವಜನ ಚಳುವಳಿಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಬಿ ಎ ಮೊಯಿದ್ದೀನ್ ಅವರ ಅಗಲಿಕಗೆ ಡಿವೈಎಫ್ಐ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸಮಿತಿ ಭಾವಪೂರ್ಣ ಸಂತಾಪ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸುತ್ತದೆ .
Rest in peace. He passed away today peacefully. But the release of his autobiography will kill three more giants from coastal Karnataka
A rare statesman indeed. Probably, he was the only non-corrupt politician from coastal Karnataka. Rest in peace
Shocking news. May allah grant him jannah
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