Covid orphans are a tragic legacy of India's pandemic

New Delhi, India Each day, Devika wakes up and prepares breakfast for her six siblings.

As they sit on the floor of their brightly painted Delhi home, she places another plate of food in front of a framed photo of her parents. They died just a few weeks ago from Covid-19. The 23-year-old teacher has become the primary caregiver and breadwinner for five of her siblings, between 4 and 14 years old, and a major pillar of strength for her eldest 20-year-old sister. She's barely had time to grieve.

Devika recalled the moment her mother's body was taken to the Delhi hospital where her father was being treated, so he could see her one last time before she was cremated. "Mom was in the ambulance, Dad came out of the hospital and then he saw. He lowered his eyes, and he didn't say anything," Devika said.After that, she thinks her father lost the will to live. Just a week later, on May 7, he died of Covid, too. "We really think he wanted to go with Mom," Devika said.

"Children represent the future of the country and the country will do everything possible to support and protect the children so that they develop as strong citizens and have a bright future," said a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May when those measures were announced. Suchi said the first priority was survival. "These children, being already vulnerable, are going to get into a spiral in this.

The future of her siblings weighs heavily on Devika. She hasn't told her youngest siblings that their parents are dead -- for now, they've been told their parents have gone back to their village in the countryside. When her parents were alive, Devika questioned why they went out as the pandemic raged -- the day her mum developed a fever, Devika had asked her not to go to help at the temple. Devika told them it was more important to be alive and safe than to earn.

Never fails to amaze me at the cruelty of some of you people no empathy no sadness for other people that have lost their lives just cynicism and evil thoughts towards whoever you can think of. Why do you bother? Can't you keep your meanness to yourself?

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And to think the leaders are proud of their countries for not knowing their priorities. The same with the USA. We killed over six hundred thousand with Trump's virus.

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