Two child care centres started at Bheemili and Narsipatnam

They will take care of children whose parents are affected by COVID, say officials

To ensure proper care of children whose parents are affected by COVID-19 and are under treatment, officials from the Women and Child Welfare Department, in association with Child Line and a some NGOs, has started two child care centres at Bheemili and Narsipatnam, in the district. Both the centres can accommodate about 30 children as of now. The district has been witnessing very rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in the second wave. In May alone, close to 30,000 new infections were reported and over 200 persons died. In many families, both father and mother are affected by COVID-19 and being treated in hospitals, and their children are being left alone. In such cases, the Women and Child Welfare Department has come forward to take care of those children.