Mr. Joshi, a 38-year-old Bhubaneswar-based marketing executive, was extremely confident of keeping the coronavirus at bay as he followed all precautions the government has been suggesting from time to time. With all the disheartening news of sickness lurking all round, Mr. Joshi took no chances and underwent test. To his utter surprise, every one other than his son tested positive. During hospitalisation, Mr. Joshi was perturbed by negative thoughts after coming across news of people succumbing to the disease in metropolises at regular intervals. “It would have been Herculean task to get a bed, had I been infected now,” Mr. Joshi said, advising people to stay positive through one’s worst time.

Source: The Hindu May 09, 2021 13:07 UTC