'Can't imagine how many children orphaned by Covid': SC directs states to identify, help them The bench said state governments must inform it of the position of these children and the steps they have taken to provide them immediate relief. Share Via Email | A+A A- A boy admitted at a COVID-19 care centre, during the second wave of coronavirus epidemic in India. (Photo | PTI) By PTI NEW DELHI: Observing that it cannot even imagine how many children in this large country have got orphaned due to the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court Friday directed the State authoritie...