Maid fired from 6 houses in Steel City

Jamshedpur: A domestic help, who worked at the home of a deceased Covid-19 patient, has been fired from her job at six households here on apprehensions that the woman may be a carrier of the virus. Although she tested negative for Covid-19, all her six employers refused to let her work at their places.
“I have shown my Covid-19 negative reports to all my employers but no one is ready to let me in,” the woman said, adding, “With no money and job, I may starve to death unless someone helps me out.”
Family members of the 71-year-old man, who became the first patient in the Steel City to succumb to the virus on July 4, said their neighbours did not talk to them ever since the news of his death spread. They added that they have stopped getting supply of essential commodities, like milk, at their home, located in Khutadih area of Sonari. The milkman said other households where he delivers milk have threatened to discontinue his services if he delivers milk to the house of the deceased.
BJP spokesperson Kunal Sarangi said such behaviour is not acceptable. He said on several occasions, patients and their families have approached him for help as local grocery shops have refused to supply essential commodities to them.
Sarangi added that the district administration should look into the matter.