Isolation painful but recovery faster at home

MEERUT: For some people, even home isolation can be traumatic, as is the case with Nikita (name changed), a teacher in an inter college and presently undergoing treatment for Covid-19 under home isolation. She got infected after visiting the hospital to enquire about her colleague’s health. A rapid antigen test confirmed that she was positive.

Being asymptomatic she has been kept under treatment in house isolation in the first floor of her house. Luckily, her husband, two sons and daughter- in- law tested negative and they are staying on the ground floor.

Nikita said, “Though I am in my house, I am living an isolated life for 14 days which is in no way a good thing. For the first few days it was difficult to confine myself in a room.” She said that the entire family ate together and going for an evening walk was her routine, which was a no-no now.

A team of doctors arrived at her house the very first day and handed over an oxymeter and prescribed some medicines. Another team of Nagar Nigam came to sanitise the house and the street where she lives. She receives calls from health officials to know about temperature, oxygen level and other problems

According to her husband, their neighbours are very supportive. The family cooks food and give it to Nikita from a safe distance.

She will be tested after 14 days for status of the infection.

A TEAM OF DOCTORS ARRIVED AT HER HOUSE THE VERY FIRST DAY AND HANDED OVER AN OXYMETER AND PRESCRIBED SOME MEDICINES.