Amaravati : Two women in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district confined themselves to their house for two years due to fear of getting infected by COVID-19.
The shocking incident came to light at Kuyyeru village in Kakinada on Tuesday.
The authorities shifted the woman and her daughter to a government hospital in Kakinada after the family head informed them about their deteriorating condition.
The healthcare workers faced resistance as the women refused to open the door of their room. The women healthcare workers finally persuaded them to open the door and forcibly shifted them to the hospital.
Local officials said both women are suspected to be mentally unsound.
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