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            Haven for the                                          Dr. Anju Angel Alex


                                                                    Assistant surgeon, Dept. of health services
            Elderly                                                Decrepitude didn’t spell doom over

                                                                   the covid – struck people in Kerala.
                                                                   The timely and state- of- the -art
                                                                   medical support has been behind this
                                                                   unique feat – testifies an expert from
                                                                   the medical fraternity.








































            68 Year old Latheef (name changed   families followed the suit as well.   wondered why they fussed more
            to preserve anonymity) wondered   Before he had realized, there were   with the ageing and ailing as though
            if he was more surprised than   people from the nearby Health   they were babies. But 10 days after
            scared. Two young men in his    Centre swarming all over the place   being shifted to a CFLTC (Covid
            neighbourhood had tested positive   and conducting camps to collect   First - Line Treatment Centre) he
            for Covid -19. A day later their   swabs to test for Covid -19. He   returned home, cured and thankful

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