Hyderabad: Telangana, an 18-year-old student from Nalgonda, has no proper place to insulate in his home, and spent 11 days on a tree near his home after being tested positive for COVID-19.
Fearing that he might infect his parents and sister if he stays in the house, Ramawat Shiva Naik isolated him from a tree for 11 days after testing positive on May 4th.
According to a report by The pressure, Shiva decides to build himself a COVID-19 ‘section’ – a bed of bamboo sticks attached to the branches of a tree in the house of his house.
Shiva made the decision and kept in mind the well-being of his family members. With a family of four, Shiva said he could not let anyone influence him, and so he decided to isolate himself on a tree located in the back of the house.
“There was no isolation center here. Two days ago they turned the ST residence into a center … until then we had nothing, and I do not know if there are such centers in other towns … I do not think so. What else can I do? Shiva said The print.
Since he learned it Covid-infected people suffer from a low saturation level, he chose the tree for its isolation in the hope that it will help him maintain good oxygen levels.
He chose a tree in front of his house as the insulation facility. It is also said that the tree, called ‘Ganuga’ in Telugu (Pongame tree), has some medicinal properties.
Shiva kept in touch with family and friends through his cell phone, which was also helpful in killing time. He sent some messages calling on local authorities to set up an isolation center in the area.
In response to his appeal and increasing requests from people in his town and about a dozen other towns, authorities set up an isolation center late last week. They converted a residence intended for students of the planned tribes into an isolation center. They also persuaded Shiva to move to the center. He will soon complete his isolation period.
Shiva’s incident highlighted the problems he faced Covid infected in villages. If they live in small houses without a single laundry room, they cannot isolate themselves.
In some cases, last year and also during the ongoing second wave, individuals who tested positive were not allowed to enter towns. In some places, COVID-19 infected patients live in isolation in huts outside the villages or in the field.
(With agency input)
Source: The Siasat Daily