Earlier this week, Help Age India, a non-profit organisation that runs four old age homes in Punjab and Tamil Nadu, and supports around 5,0...
Earlier this week, Help Age India, a non-profit organisation that runs four old age homes in Punjab and Tamil Nadu, and supports around 5,000 others across the country, restricted the entry of outsiders into its establishments. It also issued guidelines to its staff members and carers to wear masks, gloves and wash hands regularly.
These precautions were instituted as the coronavirus curve continued to climb. By Saturday, Covid-19, the disase caused by the circus had infected 275,434 people worldwide and killed 11,399, according to an estimate by Johns Hopkins University. In India, 283 people had been infected and four people were dead, all of them older than 60.
The World Health Organisation warned that that people above 60 years and those with underlying medical conditions such as cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are especially susceptible to the virus.
On March 12, the first coronavirus-related death in India was reported from Karnataka where a 76-year-old man died after he tested positive for the virus. A day later, another death related to the virus was recorded after a 68-year-old woman died in Delhi. On March 17, a 63-year-old man died, registering it as the third death because of the virus. On March 19, a 72-year-old man from Punjab becomes the fourth casualty.
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