Thoothukudi's Philanthropists join hands to provide Covid-19 help & support
New Indian ExpressTHOOTHUKUDI: With the Covid-19 pandemic making living conditions worse for the elderly and poor, the services of the volunteers are essential. In Thoothukudi, to help those in distress, a group of philanthropists have come forward to launch a helpline number and a web portal to support Covid patients and those who are quarantined, with adequate food and medicines. They have deployed 120 volunteers, with at least two volunteers for each of the 60 wards in the Thoothukudi Corporation to deliver food and medicines at people's doorsteps. The philanthropist and a polybag manufacturer, P Mayilvel, who started the helpline, told The New Indian Express that he took the initiative during the first wave as many elderly people, families, destitutes, roadside dwellers, and quarantined Covid-19 positive patients were finding it difficult to get food and medicines. The group launched a toll-free helpline phone number – 7823995551 -- for medical and food-related queries, and a website www.covidfreetuty.in to enquire about the Covid-19 related information.
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