BANGALORE - As Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, enters a second, more stringent lockdown amidst a spike of over 2,700 Covid-19 cases per day, many citizen volunteers are now collaborating with the government to battle the pandemic.
To reign in the galloping pace of infections, the Tamil Nadu government imposed a stringent 12-day lockdown in Chennai and three adjacent districts. Hundreds of boats bob quietly in the fishing harbours as fishing has been banned for almost three months to prevent overcrowding at fish markets. With nothing to do, many fisherfolk are painting their boats or repairing their nets.
When people hoarded Hydroxychloroquine, which the World Health Organisation suggested was a possible cure for Covid-19, Ms Jayakumar says people with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and other autoimmune conditions who need this medicine struggled with this Covid-caused shortage. She formed a small group to guide people to the nearest retailer who stocked it.
Its 50-strong volunteer team including retired army officials who speak Hindi liaises with stranded migrants, collates data on their needs, supplies groceries or food, and arranges trains and buses with the city corporation and police.
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