Simple story on a scenario from my window in this Covid 19 pandemic in 300 to 350 words .
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Inequality is shaping how people are experiencing COVID-19 in cities to a startling degree. The vulnerability of the urban poor is striking everywhere, but the divide is more visible in some places than others.
This is where I live on Veera Desai Road in Andheri, within the K-West ward of Mumbai. Our neighborhood has the third highest cases of COVID-19 in the city. But I feel perfectly safe in my home. It feels more like a fortress.
Vendors with vegetables, fruits, bread and eggs all come into our building. There’s very little I or any of the 700-800 residents in the building need to step out for. We can order food from restaurants, groceries from online delivery stores. We have everything we need and most things we desire.
We work from home, my daughter attends school online. We can entertain ourselves with movies, TV shows and cooking.
We have a private open area for the complex that provides ample space for short walks and bicycle rides for my daughter every evening.
The only real hardship we face is that domestic workers cannot come to the house and we have to cook and clean on our own.
Looking north shows a very different picture. My window overlooks Basti, an informal settlement. This is a quiet afternoon; women and children sit outside their homes, tired after the morning’s housework. There is hardly any social distancing.
Homes are less than 100 square feet. Typically, three to four adults share space with another three to four children. There’s only enough space for everyone to sleep once household items are stacked up along the walls.
As colleagues have noted, what does social distancing really mean in this context? How will they manage it?
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