Unable to see his mother suffering from severe joint pain, a man in Bhadrak district carried the 95-year-old woman to hospital in a trolley amidst the total COVID-19 lockdown.
Sunanda Behera, a daily wager, of Gumugada under Dhamnagar block paddled miles to the Dhamnagar Community Medical Centre (CHC) for treatment of his mother. Sunanda pulls trolley to eke out a living.
Even as Sunanda’s mother had needed immediate medical attention, no vehicle was available in the area due to the lockdown. Being an illiterate, Sunanda could not call up an ambulance or any emergency Helpline. With no option left, he set out for the hospital carrying his mother in his trolley.
Following a checkup, the CHC doctor prescribed medicines for the woman. After getting all the medicines, Sunanda paddled back to his house with his mother.