An increasing sense of despondency and fractured communication with family members were among the chief feelings conveyed by senior citizens in a recent nationwide survey titled 'The Silent Tormentor -Covid-19 and the elderly' released by the NGO HelpAge India on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15. In the report, over 60% said the risk of elders suffering abuse had increased during the pandemic.
READ MOREThe BMC chief Iqbal Singh Chahal in fresh orders issued on Monday, restricted any private centre from outside Mumbai to hold vaccination camps in the city. The order also stated that at no BMC, state and private vaccination centres will be allowed to have any kind of political party hoardings, banners, posters within the centre. This comes in wake of several political party persons in the city holding vaccination camps in some cases even facilitating the same for large housing societies.
READ MOREYes, Dharavi Did It Again Having achieved the #MissionZero milestone during first wave, Dharavi, recorded zero n… https://t.co/ItCmWQdCpj
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