Two weeks after mother died, 11-month-old flown in from Dubai

The baby's safe travel was facilitated by Kallakurichi MP Gautham Sigamani and DMK government in Tamil Nadu. The baby's mother, Bharathi, contracted coronavirus soon after reaching Dubai and died there.

An 11-month-old baby was brought back to his father in Tamil Nadu from Dubai, two weeks after his mother died there due to Covid-19. The baby's safe travel was facilitated by Kallakurichi MP Gautham Sigamani and the DMK government in the state. Bharathi, who recently went to Dubai with her 11-month-old child, contracted coronavirus soon after reaching her destination. She was admitted to a hospital but later succumbed to the virus. Barathi and her husband, Velavan, lived in Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu. The couple has three children -- Vigneshwaran (12), Akhilan (7) and 11-month-old Devesh. The family had been struggling financially after their eldest son was diagnosed with a kidney problem.