In the last more than a year, the people picked enough knowledge about the virulent and vile virus that it helped them to live in peace with the invisible despite mounting costs, reports Syed Samreen From deserted roads to busy marketplaces, from using hand sanitisers religiously to using them once.
Yawar Hussain
You do not require a funeral ground – even a road is ok because not many people come to join. In this photograph relatives and locals attending the funeral prayers of Covid Positive person at Zadi Masjid Safa Kadal Srinagar Tuesday, May 4, 2021. KL Image: Bilal Bahadur
On April 25, Saifullah Bashir was taken aback when he got a call from a health department official declaring him Covid-19 positive after a wait of eight days. During this period he had mingled with his family as he was asymptomatic.
Bashir, a student had gone for RT-PCR testing at the Primary Health Centre in Batamaloo (Srinagar) on April 17 following contact with a Covid-19 patient.