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When the cake stopped coming home, a son began to beat his mother. That’s the unsavoury recent reality of a Cuffe Parade slum resident in her 40s, who used to work in a nearby household that would send her back daily with leftovers that her impoverished family of four would devour.
By earning more than her husband and bringing home dinner, the mother of two had enjoyed temporary respite from his beating, which resumed soon after Covid kept her home for five months without pay last year. Things came to a head when her 17-year-old son hit her as she no longer got him cake. “Please don’t tell the cops,” she told volunteers who came to her doorstep recently to ask if she was in favour of a second lockdown.
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Stay home, stay safe. But what happens when you have Covid and are asked to quarantine at home? What measures should you and your loved ones take to stay safe and healthy. To answer that and more, we turned to Dr Praveen Gupta, director and head, neurology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram.
According to Dr Gupta, the first thing to do is an RT-PCR test. As is the case in any viral infection, you need to take adequate rest and ensure you don’t exert yourself. “In case of infection, not only the infected person but all members of the house need to wear masks inside as well,” says Dr Gupta. That is step one. Next, one needs to determine the severity of the infection.
Gurugram gets 20 inoculation sites
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‘ Shots cannot be given without prior online appointment’
Twenty centres have been set up by Gurugram district administration for COVID vaccination of 18-45 age group.
Deputy Commissioner Yash Garg said the vaccination would not be given without prior online appointment.
‘500 vaccinated in Max’
Max Hospital, Gurugram also launched the vaccination drive for the age group of 18-45 years. The drive was inaugurated by Dr. Garg and Chief Medical Officer, Gurugarm, Virender Yadav. Arpita Mukherjee, vice-president, Operations, and Head, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Gurugram, said: “The hospital had already administered the jab to 500 people from across Gurugram and nearby areas by 6 p.m.”
14,918 beneficiaries get first dose
The COVID-19 vaccination drive for 18-45 years age group was kicked off by Haryana government on Sunday with the administration of the first dose to 14,918 beneficiaries at around 200 centres. As many 5,023 beneficiaries, the highest in the State, were administered the first dose in Yamunanagar, while Hisar scored a naught.
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij had on Saturday evening announced to kick-off the vaccination drive for 18-45 age group following which the booking of slots was opened.
In a press statement on Sunday, Mr. Vij said that free vaccination would be done at all government hospitals and vaccination centres in the State. He added that the government had placed order for 66 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine and the first batch was received. The Health Minister said around 1.1 crore people in the State were aged between 18 to 45 years. Registration for the vaccination had started on April 28.