Supriya Hattiangadi, 64, says her days have been packed since she retired from a banking job. She'd start with yoga every morning, cook meals for the family and then spend some down time with her pets, Kiss and Rory, while her daughter and son-in-law would be away at work.

This was how it was until she tested positive for COVID-19 in the month of May. Unable to secure a hospital bed at the time, the family opted to quarantine her at their Matunga home. By the end of 14 days, her fever had subsided and the symptoms were waning. She felt like she was getting back to her old self. "When we checked with the doctors, her condition had begun to improve, so they said if she wasn't showing symptoms, she didn't need another test," says her daughter Pradnya, a canine
trainer involved in animal-assisted therapy.