Doctors in India, like elsewhere, are on the front lines fighting the pandemic, and they are often working around the clock.
“The anxiety and stress levels at work are immense,” said Kaushik Barua, a 30-year-old critical care resident at a private hospital in the Indian capital, Delhi.
Mr Barua spoke to the Humans of Delhi blog, which was inspired by Humans of New York.
“But through this tough journey, I have had the help of one truly kind soul,” he said.
His landlord, Rohit Suri, has been cooking him meals every day, so he has a plate of hot food waiting for him when he returns home, exhausted, from work.
The two men have become good friends, as Mr Suri also lives alone.
“I’m glad I could capture our moment of camaraderie this morning,” says Dr Barua of the selfie that has made it to the popular blog. And, as you can see, they are social distancing in this “Vitamin D selfie”, as Mr Barua and Mr Suri refer to it.
Dr Suri (left) cooks Mr Barua his dinner every night
Dr Barua says he feels especially lucky and grateful because one of his friends, who is also a doctor, was asked by her landlord to vacate her home. Several doctors and nurses in India have complained of this, saying landlords and neighbours were afraid of contracting the virus from them.
“Mr Suri has been a remarkable human being, the kind that the world needs in such times,” Mr Barua said.
