We have been hearing and reading lot of stories about people
who are officially home quarantined venturing out among the masses and
endangering lives of thousands of people around them. General public criticize
home quarantine stamped people without identifying the reason from them to defy
the order of government. I would like to share few challenges faced by such
people with a real life incident.
Supply of essential
commodities
People suspected of Covid 19
virus are also human beings and have full rights to lead their lives just like
any one of us. It is duty of the society to ensure that, home quarantined
people are supplied with adequate food and essential commodities so that they
don’t venture out to buy them and be harassed by people.
A friend of mine shared the
plight of a home quarantine stamped people at his native
An aged man in his 60s had
returned to his home town, just before the lockdown after meeting his daughter,
he traveled by train for both his to and fro journey. The moment he got down
at his station, he was asked by officials to be home quarantined which he
agreed to.
But next day he was seen at a
super market buying groceries for him, when people noticed the stamp in his
hand they immediately altered officials and they reached the spot. When this
man was questioned by the officials, his response was, I didn’t had food at
home as I am alone now and couldn’t with stand starving for long, hence
ventured out. Health official and people were so moved by the plight of this
man, that they assured him 3 meals daily all through his stamped home
quarantine period. Fortunately for him a neighbor of his volunteered to support
him for his meals.
Not all stamped home quarantine
people are fortunate like this man.
Attitude of society towards stamped home quarantine people
Societies attitude also play a
vital role in ensuring that stamped home quarantine people are at home only. Don’t
discriminate them or treat their families as untouchables rather rendered your
support to time at their testing time. Check with them about the challenges
faced by them and extend your helping hand to them which will make them obliged
of their duty towards the society.
When stamped home quarantine
people are ill-treated by their own society they become rebellious and wander
out freely to vent their anger which is not good for the society at large.
Mental
agony
Duration of stamped home
quarantine is 14 days provided one doesn’t develop any symptoms of Covid 19,
else the duration will increase. During this time quarantined people is always
under constant mental agony interpreting their journey of the days ahead, as
chances of them testing positive for Covid 19 is high in comparison to others.
This makes them irritative by nature.
So it is the duty of the people
of their surroundings to ensure that they don’t panic, during these times and
don’t take any drastic steps. Because we don’t know when a home quarantined
person may slip into depression or commit suicide.
These are few of the probable
challenges faced by stamped home quarantine people and if we are able solve
these challenges, we might instill people to be at home both safely and
happily. Because together we can we will overcome this Covid 19 pandemic.
