Chand Mohammad, Class 12 Student Handling Bodies Of COVID-19 Patients For Mother's Medicines

Chand Mohammad wearing a PPE kit cremates the body of a person who died of COVID-19, at a crematorium in New Delhi.

Due to lack of money, the 20-year-old Chand Mohammad stated that there are times when his family eats only once in a day to save ration for the next day.

Mother of Chand Mohammad gives him his lunchbox as he goes for work, at Seelampur in New Delhi. ¡°Our family, including three sisters, two brothers and parents, is struggling without money. Right now, we need food and medicines for my mother,¡± Chand says.

¡°My parents inquire about my work daily. They pray for my safety. My mother cries a lot, but I make her understand,¡± he says.

He says, ¡°you have to do all this wearing the personal protection equipment (PPE), which is very heavy. It limits movement and suffocates a person. In this heat, you end up bathing in your own sweat.¡±

¡°We are barely making our ends meet since my elder brother lost his job at a merchandise store in Krishna Nagar market during the lockdown,¡± the 20-year-old from Seelampur in Northeast Delhi says.

Chand?adds he takes a bath as soon as he reaches home and keeps a distance from his family members.?¡°I have been taking all precautions, but we may never know what would happen. For now, I want some help so that the family remains afloat,¡± he says.

¡°I offer ¡®namaz' before I step out of home for work. I have faith in the almighty. He will take care of me and show me the way,¡±?Chand, who wants to study medicine, says.