People should act responsibly and follow protocols strictly, says 83-year-old survivor
The Hindu
Suffering, trauma that the disease brings can severely affect patients and family members, he says
Last year, during the COVID-19 outbreak in Kerala, 83-year-old PO Shamsudeen, resident of Pattayam panchayat, was quickly moved to the hospital after he turned positive for the virus. The octogenarian contracted the virus from his grandchildren who returned from Dubai. Besides his age, what bothered the family and the hospital authorities was that he had already undergone two open-heart surgeries and had been operated upon for prostate. There was total panic in the family, as not just him, but 10 others in the family were also affected by the virus. Mr. Shamsudeen said the term COVID-19 was relatively a new one, which had already created a chaos after it hit China and many countries, killing several people.More Related News
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