Satish Kaushik, who had tested positive for COVID-19 some weeks back was admitted at a city hospital. While he is better now, he’s worried about his two house helps and his 8-year-old daughter, Vanshika, who also tested positive. In fact, Vanshika was also hospitalised. But, she got home recently after being treated for a month. Seeing the struggle of his daughter, Kaushik realised that this is a tough time for kids, too. Kaushik shared his thoughts on the second wave of COVID-19 and the spike in cases in the city.
Talking about the gruesome and rapidly spreading virus, Satish Kaushik said, “This is the second wave and kids are also getting infected. It’s a serious matter that needs to be dealt with by our government. Proper care centres and hospitals for kids need to be arranged. They should comprise a specialised team of paediatricians and nurses who can handle kids adequately.”
The veteran actor-filmmaker says that what he experienced during his daughter’s treatment was traumatic. He says, “When my daughter, Vanshika needed a hospital bed, I managed to arrange one for her. But she wasn’t in a hospital that treats kids or has facilities to deal with Covid-19 related issues with kids. Children are getting diagnosed with multi-system inflammatory syndrome and Vanshika, too, had to undergo many tests. When it comes to health infrastructure, we don’t think of kids instantly.”
Talking about a solution, Kaushik says that every hospital needs to be prepared and should have a ward for kids and provision for parents to stay. “It is a scary situation and things are getting worse. It is the need of the hour and we should start thinking and making provisions for the same,” he says. Meanwhile, work-wise, Satish Kaushik directed and co-produced the film Kaagaz recently. He was last seen in the film Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi. Also Read: COVID-19 Recovered Satish Kaushik Urges Government To Organise More Hospitals For Kids Affected With Coronavirus
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