ACOVID-19 positive lady from Mandi region in Himachal Pradesh had to stay insidea taxi for two days alongside her husband and two-year-old child after herlandlord refused to let them enter the house. The lady along with her husband, Parsaram, who is a cab driver inKarsog valley had gone to Shimla for a routine check up to a hospital andduring the test, the lady was discovered COVID positive. As the woman had onlymild symptoms she was advised to stay at home in isolation and the family was askedto monitor her condition regularly.
After returningback to their rented home in Karsog, Parasram shared everything with hislandlord, following which the landowner, refused the family to enter their homeand asked them to shift somewhere else.
And, asnobody was prepared to come forward and lay some assistance to Parasram in thistroublesome hour, he alongside his pregnant wife and 2 year old child had tosleep inside his taxi, not just for one day but for two days.
Followingtwo days, Parsaram sort one or the other way to look for help from DSPGeetanjali Thakur. Hearing his experience, the DSP rushed to Parasram'sassistance immediately, she addressed the landlord who later permitted them togo into the house. The DSP then made proper food arrangements for the poorfamily.
Amid thecovid 19 crisis where everyone is facing a hard time it becomes a moral duty ofevery citizen to help each other and not single out the ones who have fallenprey to the virus.