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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | ASHAs: fighting a pandemic with no protection -Pallavi Prasad

ASHAs: fighting a pandemic with no protection -Pallavi Prasad

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published Published on Apr 18, 2020   modified Modified on Apr 20, 2020

-RuralIndiaOnline.org

ASHA workers in Haryana’s Sonipat district have been pushed to the frontlines of the fight against Covid-19 in a later-than-last-minute attempt to control a pandemic – with no safety gear and very little training

Sonipat, Haryana: “Now, we must visit at least 25 households every day, each house at least four times in a month,” Sunita Rani says, “to survey for the coronavirus.” She has been making these rounds for over 10 days, while Haryana’s tally of positive cases has been on the rise. That is over 180 confirmed cases and two deaths as of April 14, according to the state’s health department.

“People are scared of this disease. Many think it spreads through touch. They keep saying ‘social distancing’ in the media. Even after I explain what coronavirus is and how they need to stay apart, I don’t know how to look them in the eye,” Sunita says. “What is social distancing in a 10-foot by 10-foot house where seven people live together?”

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RuralIndiaOnline.org, 18 April, 2020, https://ruralindiaonline.org/articles/ashas-fighting-a-pandemic-with-no-protection/


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