Covid-19 orphaned hundreds of children in India
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By Aminul Islam Mirja
NEW DELHI, June 03, 2021 (BSS) – The coronavirus pandemic that continues to wreak havoc across India, left thousands of children orphan as they lost their parents due to the most contagious Covid-19 infection.
The virus has shattered their families and left them vulnerable in society although the Indian government had promised to help orphaned children with ensuring their food, clothes, shelter and security.
According to a data collected by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), a total of 1,742 children became orphans while 140 were abandoned. Children who lost either of their parents were 7,464.
With increasing COVID-19 deaths in India, hundreds of children are being traumatized and left in the lurch.
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A woman holds on to two children as they wait their turn to get tested for COVID-19 in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, April 25, 2021.
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As the second wave of COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across India with more than 400,000 cases being reported daily in the country, thousands of families have lost their kin to the deadly virus.
While experts suggest that the mortality rate in the second wave is similar to last year’s wave, data shared by the Indian government clearly shows that the ratio of young adults, in the 30 to 40 age group, dying of the disease is higher than the first wave. This means there are more young children losing their parents and some have been left totally alone as their entire immediate family has s
UPDATED: April 29, 2021 07:32 IST
[REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE] Critical Covid-19 patients getting oxygen at a Gurudwara in Ghaziabad on Wednesday (Photo Credits: PTI)
India is witnessing an unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases. The second wave of the pandemic has devastated the country s healthcare infrastructure and life as we know it.
Experts say the toll this pandemic has had on the mental health of Covid patients and their families, while beyond measure, is a serious concern for the country.
India Today TV spoke to medical professionals to get a sense of how the pandemic is affecting Indians. Here are excerpts from the interaction:
Q: What kind of impact does the second wave of Covid-19 have on the mental health of Indians?