India fights Covid: Madrasa opens doors for coronavirus patients
Web Report/Jaipur Filed on May 22, 2021 | Last updated on May 22, 2021 at 10.02 am
The madrasa, which was a residential school for 400 students, is now a private Covid-19 care centre, treating nearby villagers.
Irfan Pathan, 26, a nurse, was looking after Covid-19 patients in Jaipur in Rajasthan last year, but recently decided to return to his village, Kheerwa when the madrasa sought trained volunteers to look after local people being treated there.
He quickly chucked his Jaipur job and returned to his home in Sikar district and is busy treating patients. The Jamia Arabia Barkatul Islam Madrasa in Kheerwa, which was a residential school for 400 students, is now a private Covid-19 care centre, treating nearby villagers.