Pandemic life in apartments

Physical distancing is difficult despite best efforts, due to space constraints and families living in clusters

With the pandemic threatening lives, it is a huge challenge for each of us to protect ourselves. One of the toughest challenges is living in apartments, where a large number of families live and physical distancing is difficult despite the best efforts. I live in an apartment building of five floors housing 42 families. Though precautions such as vaccination, sanitisation and lockdown are taken, we always live in the grip of fear, since one testing positive would send alarm bells ringing. The worst fears came true when an elderly couple tested positive. This is when good neighbours, excellent human beings emerge from within us. A kind-hearted middle-aged man taught us all the values of being good human beings. He took out his car, took the elderly couple holding their hands, made them comfortably sit in the vehicle, drove them to the hospital, got them admitted, and ensured treatment on time. His services did not end there, as he ensured hot nutritious food for them and took great care of them.