Eggs vanish from the poor’s platter

A dozen eggs selling for close to ₹75 across shops

Egg, the poor man’s protein, is now hardly available for the poor, thanks to the mad rush created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its price has reached never-before proportions, with a dozen eggs costing close to ₹75 across shops. This is probably the first time that the price of an egg has crossed ₹6. The protein food, which needed constant egging previously, is now the most sought-after source of nourishment. Since the onset of COVID-19, doctors have been advising a diet rich in proteins, especially eggs, in order to fight the infection effectively. While the demand for eggs has decidedly risen among the infected groups, those fearing the infection have also begun to consume them more. “I hardly ate more than 12 eggs per month before coronavirus. Now, I make sure that I eat two eggs per day to boost my immunity,” says Sudhakar Reddy, a consumer.