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Children who have lost both their parents to Covid-19 are at a heightened risk of neglect and exploitation. (Representative photo) In the middle of blaring headlines of Covid-19 numbers, falling positivity rates, vaccine penetration and the imminent third wave of the pandemic, stories of Radhi, Fatima and Nabina fall between the cracks. Take Radhi for instance. The six-year-old was found sitting next to her mother's lifeless body at a traffic signal on a busy road in Haryana's Faridabad town. Her father had succumbed to Covid-19, a couple of days back and now the disease had taken away her m...

A six-month old who was touched inappropriately by her father while they were stuck at home during the Covid-19 lockdown. A 14-year-old who might not be able to go back to school as his father, the family's only earning member, has died from the disease. Five siblings surviving on just one meal a day after their parents lost jobs. A 14-year-old pushed into labour. This is the toll Covid-19 is exacting on children, say staff from child welfare non-governmental organisations (NGOs). While they may be less susceptible to the virus itself, children in South Asia are profoundly affected by the f...