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Fighting Covid-19 crisis: Co-living firms open doors to health care staff

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3 min read Last Updated : Apr 11 2020 | 11:03 PM IST

Saurabh Chittora, who’s treating coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients at a government medical college in Kota, Rajasthan, gets done with his afternoon shift by 5.30 pm. The medical practitioner then leaves for his new temporary home where he takes the first proper meal of the day, having skipped lunch.

“I am supervising the health of 134 Covid-19 patients and have a family with parents who are over 65 years of age. I don’t want to expose them to any health risk. Both my children are also below 5 years. So I have moved to a co-living space for now,” says Chittora, who

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