Deekshith Vodela

Swapan (name changed), a 63-year-old retired teacher from West Bengal, woke up at 5 am, freshened up, and called his buddy to go for a walk in the morning. He inhaled steam to get symptomatic relief from his chronic sinusitis. Walking the first 1km was hard as he experienced shortness of breath and a cough. The remaining 5km involved walking along the banks of the river. They ended their walk with a tea break and had a fun chit-chat session.

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