The coronavirus pandemic has put everyone in one of the mostunanticipated and bizarre scenarios, one that many don’t know how to cope with.?
Formost, the worst part is being cut off from the people they love. Millions oftravellers found themselves unable to get home as travel bans come into force. Border checks across states have come inbetween families that wish to be united.
While for most it’s a near helpless situation, others aredetermined to keep their loved ones as close to them as possible. Like thisdoctor from Jharkhand who decided to risk the janata curfew that was imposed onMarch 22, and drove all the way to Rajasthan to bring his daughter home.
According to a TOI report, the unnamed doctor drove non-stopfor 50 hours, covering around 2,500km to Rajasthan to take his daughter backhome. His daughter was enrolled in an institute in Kota and was preparing for her medicalentrance exams.
But for the 49-year-old nothing mattered more than thesafety of his daughter. After he took off from home, he apparently drove continuouslywithout stopping at any point for a break. He said that was the only way hecould make in time for work at the hospital.
What’s even more inspiring is that as soon as he got back,he resumed his work as a doctor in the ongoing crisis. Speaking to TOI, hisdaughter said that she was lucky to have a ‘super dad’ who braved everything and drove through high-risk states to get her back.
"We didn't waste a moment. We ate the food he wascarrying and made our way back to Bokaro. This journey that my father ?and I made will be an abiding memory,"she told TOI.
Speaking to TOI, the doctor said that he passed through thestates of Bihar, UP and MP to reach Rajasthan and he got a reality check of thelockdown that has imposed across the country.?
According to him barring goodtrucks there was almost no? traffic onthe road and? except police personnel noone was to be seen roaming about, except in UP’s Mirzapur area where he spotteda few people out in the open.
Perhaps the most shocking things he noticed on the way was that cops atcheckpoints in MP had no protective gear on. In a bid to spread awareness andkeep people on the way safe, the doctor was mindful to keep extra supplies ofmasks and hand sanitisers that he could distribute to people who needed them. ?