South India sees surge in COVID-19 civilian volunteers from mealtime prep to pet care to grocery shopping
Dr P A Mary Anitha with a child | Photo Credit: special arrangement At a time when most of the country is confined indoors, thousands of Indians are finding simple, yet powerfully effective ways — meal prep, pet care, grocery runs, and social support to name a few — to help friends, neighbours and strangers through the Coronavirus pandemic “Everyone is looking for ways to help,” says Deepthi Tanikella, a Chennai-based entrepreneur who has been providing home cooked meals to isolating, COVID-positive people in her neighbourhood for the past month. “I came across an Instagram post...
Source: thehindu.com