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The fear among senior citizens around stepping out to run errands during the pandemic has pushed many to let go of technology-related inhibitions and embrace digital platforms. Prior to the pandemic, the share of internet users in the 55-plus age group was only 6%-8%.
Mumbai:A lot has changed in the life of Vinaya Katre over the last six months. Until the Covid-19 pandemic began spreading in March, the 59-year-old Jamshedpur-based schoolteacher had never imagined that she would have to learn to do anything “online” except perhaps chat through WhatsApp.However, overwhelmed by an increased workload during the initial phases of the lockdown, Katre developed back pain and, on the advice of her
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