SINGAPORE — The first thing senior fintech consultant Shubadha Mishra does when she wakes up inher flat in Kembangan nowadays is to reach for her phone to check on the condition of her fianc, Mr Zakwan Khan, 28.
He is diabetic and lives in a flat in Hyderabad in India’s Telangana state. His flatmate, a friend, is currently battling Covid-19 but is recovering at home as there are no hospital beds available in the city.
Ms Mishra, 28, is one of hundreds of Singapore residents who have spent the past few weeks fearing for their loved ones in India as anew and devastating Covid-19 wavesweeps across the subcontinent.
She said: “My fiance is in the high-risk category, …
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