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As families abandon bodies, NGOs step in for last rites Updated: Updated: Kin not touching bodies of COVID patients due to stigma, fear Share Article Kin not touching bodies of COVID patients due to stigma, fear Bodies of COVID patients are being abandoned by families due to stigma and fear. In this scenario, NGOs and youth groups are stepping in to conduct the last rites of the patients, irrespective of religion. On Thursday, when a woman passed away due to the disease at her home in Madhapur in Jagtial district, it was a bunch of young men who stepped in to conduct the funeral rites of the...

Updated: Share Article AAA According to NGOs and private hospitals, the prices of oxygen have increased by at least 500%-600%. Before the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, a bulk cylinder used to cost ₹300-₹400. Now, it is being sold for ₹3,000 in Warangal. And, finding it has become a problem because of scarcity. While the demand is high, supply is less. Health Minister Eatala Rajender said that some people were creating artificial scarcity and selling it in the black market, but government officials have kept a vigil on it. In Hyderabad, it had increased from ₹300 to ₹2,400. “N...

Individuals step in to help COVID patients, relatives Updated: Updated: Help pours in to provide food, medicines, arranging convalescent plasma, and transporting dead bodies Share Article Help pours in to provide food, medicines, arranging convalescent plasma, and transporting dead bodies As the SARS-CoV2 virus and its mutants rampage through the country creating medical and social havoc, citizens’ groups have stepped in to help patients and their relatives. The help ranges from resources for scarce medicines, food for quarantined families, arranging convalescent plasma, and transporting de...

They had to depend on daily wages to augment family income A survey of 7,200 households from over 20 urban slums, which faced a double whammy of being affected by the COVID lockdown and flooding in the city last year, indicates that several young students had to drop out of school to augment their family income. The survey was done by the NGO, Helping Hand Foundation. Since a large number of people living in urban slums depend on daily wages to support themselves, the lockdown and the flooding led to many students between ages 10 and 17 years to work on daily wages, the survey indicates. A va...

Hyderabad: Survey reveals impact of Covid-19, floods on old city residents’ lives One out of three children left school education to start earning By Sameer|   Updated: 14th April 2021 2:08 pm IST Representational photo Hyderabad: A survey conducted by a non-governmental organization (NGO), Helping Hand Foundation revealed the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and Hyderabad floods on old city residents’ lives. For the purpose of the survey, the NGO selected 7200 households spread over 20 different localities located in the old city of Hyderabad. According to a report published in the T...