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Coronavirus Covid 19
Saved by Covid Vaccine and Social Support
In an uncommon occurrence of Covid breakthrough infection, Vivek Kumar Singh, an AIIMS Hospital employee, tested positive three weeks after being fully vaccinated. Here, he is grateful that vaccines and colleagues at AIIMS helped him survive. I…
My Family's Ordeal With COVID
Deepti's family, including her parents stayed safe for more than a year until it all changed. Despite vaccination, despite being careful, her dad, a senior doctor and her mom got COVID and then other members of the family. She shares their…
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Moonshine Brings Solace During Covid
Usha Jesudasan, author of self-help books, writes how the sudden loss of loved ones in the second wave of the pandemic shut her down completely, till the enduring light and beauty of the moon instilled hope. Read to push back Covid gloom. This time…
Social Distancing is Heart Breaking for persons with disability
Social Distancing is Heartbreaking For Us
Bangalore based journalist, L Subramani, who lost his vision to retinitis pigmentosa as a teenager, writes how he survived the horrors of being alone in a covid-19 isolation ward and facing death of fellow warrior. Room 209 had a single bed and a…
My Child Had Surprising Neurological Covid-19 Symptoms
A father who was himself Covid-19 positive, talks about his 12 year old son's neurological symptoms like headaches, eye aches and surprising falls which were eventually diagnosed as Covid-19 and their journey to recovery.   I work for the…
Learnings From Being a Covid-19 Doctor and Patient
Dr Keerthana Rajkumar, a young doctor from CMC Vellore, recounts how her personal experience as a patient with Coronavirus changed her perspective on healthcare and fundamentally transformed the way she practices medicine. It was 2 pm on a hot and…
Newly Wed Doctors Trounce Coronavirus Together And Donate Plasma
Dr Ankit Jitani and Dr Ekta Jajodia from Ahmedabad, who had to reconcile to a small temple wedding during lockdown, were struck by covid-19, recovered and are back on duty helping other patients. They also describe their experience of donating…
How A Family of 8 Got Through Covid-19
When the lockdown was announced,  Pradnya and her family of 8 people made elaborate plans to limit movement, adopt safety measures to protect the two elderly people in the family. But despite their best efforts, one by one they started…