Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], May 25 (NT):  As the toll from Nipah virus mounting day by day, fear obsession has begun gripping people’s mindset. As per reports of TOI nurses are being not accepted and staff also at a crematorium allegedly showing unwillingness to cremate the body of a victim who became prey of the rare deadly and less studied virus.

As On Wednesday, when nurses from Perambra taluk hospital in Kozhikode took a bus, the rest of the passengers protested and stopped the vehicle. Even rickshaw drivers are said no to lift them. In another case, Nadakkavu police on Thursday lodged a case against two workers of Mavoor Road Crematorium, as they allegedly showed disinclination to cremate the Nipah virus infected body of one Ashokan.

Yesterday Outbreak of Nipah virus, claimed one more life taking the death toll to 11, as the state's health department on Thursday issued an advisory for people travelling to the state Kerala's Kozhikode .

However the state's department of health and family welfare is claiming that Kerala is safe and the situation is under control, it has urged travelers to be extra careful while visiting especially Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad and Kannur districts.

"The infection remains highly localized, all cases being linked to one family... the Health Department is taking effective steps for management of reported cases and surveillance through tracing of the contact of these persons. The situation remains under control," said the department in the advisory as ANI reported.

Prior this , Kerala Governor P. Sathasivam had appealed to the people of the state not to panic over the rumors being circulated about the spread of the virus and urged everyone to follow the advisories issued by the health department.

Also, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the state government is strictly monitoring the spate and taking steps to put off its further spread.

It is noted that Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J.P Nadda taking cognizance of the issue, and also directed to constitute a team of six doctors to investigate the outbreak of the rare and deadly virus. (NT)