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KRISHNACHANDK ByExpress News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government’s decision to leave out homecare from essential services list during the 21-day lockdown has affected several ailing and elderly patients who are confined to their beds at their homes. Geetha S, a nurse who takes care of an elderly patient at a home in Thiruvananthapuram, said she was stopped by the police while on her way to the patient’s home. Now, I am unable to reach my patient who is an elderly cancer survivor and can’t walk without support. Social Justice special secretary Biju Prabhakar said the onus to include home nursing in essential services lies with the state health department. “It is learnt many home nurses stay with their patients..