Seeing neighbour’s death, Andhra family locks selves for 15 months over Covid fears

A family of five locked themselves in at their tiny house in Andhra Pradesh over fears of Covid-19 after seeing the death of a neighbour. The three women stayed in for 15 months.

Three members of a family in Andhra Pradesh had locked themselves in from the outside world for 15 months over Covid fears after they saw the death of a neighbour. The mother and two daughters hadn’t stepped out of the house in 15 months and it was only the two men, the father and son, who had been venturing out to fetch essentials.