While Delhi doctor battles COVID her autistic sons pine

Delhi | Friday | 5th March, 2021

Summary:

New Delhi March 5An already challenging life combining full-time work as a doctor with mothering two autistic sons was turned upside down for Meenakshi Mourya when the pandemic hit India. At home her sons sat at the window pining for her she said. The lockdown meant their special education classes were halted too putting extra pressure on their female carer. With more than 11 million recorded cases of COVID-19 and more than 150000 deaths India has seen cases rising again since early February. In Delhi though the virus is now under far better control allowing Mourya more time with her kids..