<p class="title">“I have been serving as a junior woman health assistant at Balele Primary Health Centre (PHC) for the last eight months. I have been staying in the quarters on the PHC premises, away from my one-and-a-half-year-old child due to the pandemic. My son is being taken care of by my mother at Chettalli,” P J Pushpaveni said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She said, “I am unable to meet my son frequently.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hundreds of Covid-infected persons are being treated at the PHC since last June. At present, there are 60 active Covid cases in the PHC jurisdiction.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“I am in contact with 10 infected persons who are in home isolation. I have been giving them the required medicines to those in home isolation,” she added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“I visit the houses of those in quarantine. It takes a full day to cover all those in home isolation. In spite of carrying food in a tiffin box, many a time I am unable to have food on time. As the houses are scattered, we have to walk to reach the houses in the hot sun,” she revealed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Covid-19, Pushpaveni said, “Initially, I was scared. Now, I have no fear. I visit the infected in uniform by wearing a mask and gloves. I keep sanitisers in my bag. While testing the primary contacts, I wear a PPE kit. I even collect swab samples and send them to the lab for testing.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">Further, she said, “I have administered vaccinations to several people. Many have lost their cool while waiting for the vaccine. But, I maintained my cool and administered the vaccines to the beneficiaries.”</p>
<p class="title">“I have been serving as a junior woman health assistant at Balele Primary Health Centre (PHC) for the last eight months. I have been staying in the quarters on the PHC premises, away from my one-and-a-half-year-old child due to the pandemic. My son is being taken care of by my mother at Chettalli,” P J Pushpaveni said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She said, “I am unable to meet my son frequently.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hundreds of Covid-infected persons are being treated at the PHC since last June. At present, there are 60 active Covid cases in the PHC jurisdiction.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“I am in contact with 10 infected persons who are in home isolation. I have been giving them the required medicines to those in home isolation,” she added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“I visit the houses of those in quarantine. It takes a full day to cover all those in home isolation. In spite of carrying food in a tiffin box, many a time I am unable to have food on time. As the houses are scattered, we have to walk to reach the houses in the hot sun,” she revealed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Covid-19, Pushpaveni said, “Initially, I was scared. Now, I have no fear. I visit the infected in uniform by wearing a mask and gloves. I keep sanitisers in my bag. While testing the primary contacts, I wear a PPE kit. I even collect swab samples and send them to the lab for testing.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">Further, she said, “I have administered vaccinations to several people. Many have lost their cool while waiting for the vaccine. But, I maintained my cool and administered the vaccines to the beneficiaries.”</p>