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May 15, 2021 11:07 IST
From providing free isolation spaces to food, medicine and oxygen, the groups lend a hand at the last rites too
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The Covid isolation facility at Calvary Temple in Hyderabad on May 8, 2021.
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RAMAKRISHNA G
From providing free isolation spaces to food, medicine and oxygen, the groups lend a hand at the last rites too The contours of COVID-19 have assumed different shapes in different cities. The suffering has been no less, however. The need for isolation centres was never more felt, given the nuclear family structures. The demand for oxygen beds and cylinders has gone up exponentially. Food and medical care are major issues too. The healthcare infrastructure is overwhelmed but cries for help have not gone unheeded with socio-religious organisations rising to the occasion.