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KANNUR: P Shirly cannot believe that she is alive. The hazy, yet excruciating memories of the days she spent in the ICU of Kannur Government Medical College Hospital, Pariyaram, after testing positive for Covid have made her realise the seriousness of the situation that society is going through.
“I never thought I would be able to survive and kiss my children again,” said Shirly, 37, a nurse in the hospital s cardiology department. She always feared getting infected. For, she had been asked not to get vaccinated as she was a lactating mother. Her youngest son Ben Joe is only 10 months old. “Most of us knew that despite taking all the precautions, we were still at risk of getting infected in the present circumstances,” she said.
Kerala: Into the wild to attend online classes
The aim is to climb atop the temporary tree houses (erumadom) parents have built for their children in the forest because that is the only way to get internet connectivity and attend classes.
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The parents tag along as the group treads the forest fearing for their lives, with the threat of wild animals looming large. (Photo | Express)
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KANNUR: Around half an hour ahead of their scheduled online classes, around 70 students of Panniyode tribal colony near Kannavam take their books and start their daily walk to the forest nearby.
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KANNUR: Though they are making drastically fewer trips than before due to the spread of Covid, autorickshaw drivers are still reluctant to offer a ride to a passenger exhibiting Covid symptoms, especially when the latter asks them to go to a hospital. Not K Premachandran, though.
The 51-year-old autorickshaw driver from Vellur near Payyannur offers help to such people, despite knowing full well the risks. Thanks to his deeds, his autorickshaw with the number KL-59 K3957 has come to be known in Payyannur and nearby areas as the “common man s ambulance.”
It started when a pregnant woman who returned to Payyannur from the Gulf, got into his autorickshaw in March 2020. For the past 15 months, he has been carrying passengers with Covid symptoms to hospitals in and around Payyannur.
Dancing doctors in Kannur hit social media with a strong message against the virus
The video has already caught the imagination of people as it aesthetically educates the public on the need to remain on high vigil against the virus.
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Dr Mridula Shankar, Dr Bhavana Ramesh, Dr Hridya Ganesh , Dr Rakhi Ajith Dr Jumjumi Rajesh, Dr Anju M S-The dancing doctors from six government hospitals in Kannur (Photo | Express)
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KANNUR: Frontline warriors they are. They love dancing too. When the battle against Covid-19 started some 15 months ago, they immersed themselves in their work. It has been a long fight so far. And without rest too, they say. Even as they were waging the battle, the rhythmic urge was still burning inside. That s why, when the opportunity came, the six lady doctors of various government hospitals here got together and put on their anklets, coming up with a compelling video to create public awareness about the pande