It has been a tumultuous month for Mirza (Name changed). A native of Tangellamudi at the outskirts of Eluru in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, he and three others had set off for Delhi on March 6. “We stayed there for a few days and made arrangements for others from the state who were […]
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Amidst Scary Situation, A ‘Big Relief’ For Doctors Fighting With #Coronavirus In Hyderabad
Telangana Health department declared Nineteen doctors out of 25 who were placed on quarantine in Hyderabad after coming in contact with a three-year-old boy infected with novel coronavirus, tested negative for COVID-19. The test results of the remaining six are awaited. In one more pointer to the vulnerability of frontline medical professionals tackling the COVID-19 […]
Why Companies Are Giving ‘Too Much Work’ For ‘Working From Home’ In Hyderabad?
“Between the mountain of deliverables set by my company and the looming pile of dishes I need to wash at home, I don’t know which challenge is larger,” says 28-year-old Advaith, who works at an FMCG company in Hyderabad. From March 20, this young professional, like many others, has had to work from home. But […]
Tableeghi Jamaat Attendees ‘Fear Ostracisation’ As Thousands Quarantined Across South India
Over two days on March 30 and 31st, state police, intelligence officers and the health departments of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu raced to trace and quarantine thousands of people who attended a religious meeting in Delhi’s Nizamuddin neighbourhood, after a number of cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, […]
Why Hyderabadis’ Are Struggling To Perform ‘Last Rites’ To ‘Corona Dead’?
In a sad and shocking case, health workers in Hyderabad performed the funeral of a 74-year-old Khaja Hameeduddin, who became the first person in Telangana to die of the deadly coronavirus. Soon after his death, blood samples were collected. He was tested positive with COVID-19 and his grieving family has been under quarantine at their […]
Tipplers Go ‘Mad’ As ‘Toddy And Wine Shops’ Are Closed In Telangana
The abrupt closure of liquor shops across the country following nation-wide lockdown to prevent spread of Coronavirus has led to psychological disorders in alcohol addicts, who have gone mad and are attempting suicides. According to Erragadda mental hospital doctors, there has been a spurt in the number of cases of liquor addicts coming to hospitals […]
Exodus Of Migrant Workers During Lockdown Stuck In Hyderabad
The #CoronaVirus lockdown witnesses major setbacks in normal life. A complete shut down, no work, no food, no shelter makes life horrible to migrant workers in Hyderabad. Past weeks, migrant workers have been facing a lot of trouble because of the lockdown. Thousands of them tried to return home to their families in their respective […]
Why Slums In Hyderabad Are Struggling With Hunger, Unable To Get Govt Relief Aid?
During the COVID-19 lockdown period many slums in Hyderabad are struggling with hunger and government welfare aid due to not having white ration cards to some residents and heavy corruption process in the public distribution system. Chotta Ram says he does not have a ration card and so when the Telangana government promised 12 kg […]
Humanitarian Disaster Takes Over Pandemic In India
At the end of the day it is about humanity. Virus, or earthquakes, or drought, or floods, or wars, or hate crime, lynchings, targeted attacks on people. And whether it starts from the rich as this Pandemic has, or from the poor at the bottom end of all health and social sector care, it always […]
Can Coronavirus Live On Shoes And Be Brought Into Our Homes?
Even as we learn more each day about the COVID-19 pandemic, new questions arise about how coronavirus can affect every aspect of our lives. These concerns include how to wash and disinfect clothing and how to wash our hands. However, shoes are a growing area of concern because they are points of contact in crowded […]