Rani and Rita are neighbours. They both work at the garment factory. Rani saves 20% of her salary every month without fail. She has done this for the past 13 years. Rita ends up spending all her income and is not left with any savings at the end of the month. In the initial days of the COVID-19 pandemic, since there were no sales, their salary was reduced to half. What do you think was the consequence of this decrease?

As the pandemic continued, the garment factory owners found it more and more difficult to pay their employees. So, they reduced the number of staff by half. Rita and Rani both lost their jobs. What do you think was the consequence of this?

During the second wave of the pandemic, both Rita and Rani’s husbands caught the coronavirus and had to be admitted to the hospital. What do you think was the consequence of this?