16-member joint family beats Covid & how!

16-member joint family beats Covid & how!

Followed Govt Protocol And Healthy Diet

Basavaraj.Kattimani@timesgroup.com

Hubballi:23.05.2021 

The government has been strictly observing movement of people to check the spread of Covid-19 in the state, especially in rural areas. A joint family in Sulla village of Hubballi taluk has set an example for others by successfully battling and recovering from the infection by following the protocols specified by the government.

Sixteen members of Shivallimath family, including four children, had tested positive on May 3. All the members remained in home isolation and followed a diet prescribed by government doctors, and this helped them beat the virus.

Mallikarjun Shivallimath, a lecturer at a private college, told STOI that he and his brother had Covid symptoms like cough, fever, after which they were quarantined for two days. “We gave our swab samples for a Covid test, and the results (which came on April 29) showed we were infected. As per local doctors’ suggestion, 20 members of our family took tests. On May 3, the other 14 members were found to be infected,” he added.

Despite the initial panic, they stayed composed and confident to fight Covid by following government protocols and guidelines. “We home-quarantined ourselves and informed our friends and relatives not to visit us for some days. We took tablets prescribed by doctors, had healthy food and did yoga in the morning and evening,” Mallikarjun explained.

Mallikarjun’s elder brother Manjayya, who works in the education department, was not infected. He took it upon himself to provide food, fruits, tablets and do errands so that the infected ones were in isolation. Among those recovered are three children — 10-month-old Shreya, one-year-old Vaibhavi, two-year-old Vaishnavi and two-year-old Samarth.

Mallayya Shivallimath, 65, said they had asked family members to stay confident and follow the guidelines strictly.

Dr N B Karlwad from Byhatti PHC said all 16 members of Shivallimath family have recovered. “They were home-quarantined for 14 days and treated as per norms. They cooperated with our line of treatment,” he said.

BATTLE WON: The family in Sulla village of Hubballi had tested positive for Covid on May 3. All members were home-quarantined for 14 days