BANGALORE - Nine-year-old Malhar Inimai was not happy when he woke up with a mild fever at 3.30am last weekend. I knew it was a Covid symptom, the fourth grader in Bangalore said. The next morning, Malhar woke up to the bad news that he and his grandmother, 67, had tested positive for the coronavirus. For the first three days, I felt dizzy and I just wanted to collapse and fall down. After three days, I was okay, said Malhar.
He described what home isolation meant: he was to stay within two rooms, wear an N95 mask when someone was around and not touch his parents. If he felt feverish or breathless, he had to inform an adult.