As the number of positive tests for corona virus in India topped 150, members of the Missionaries of Charity – the order founded by St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta to serve the poorest of the poor – are working to keep those cared for in their institutions safe. Over 200 people live or work in the Shanti Daan home, run by the Missionaries of Charity brothers in Mumbai. The home’s 175 residents suffer from physical and developmental disabilities. “We take people from the streets, the destitute, they are mostly challenged, both physically and mentally, we go and pick them up. Dying destitute in the streets, pavements, gutters, bus-stops, railway stations and public places,” said Brother Alexius. “The destitute is generally in a condition of malnutrition, chronic illness, suffering with open and festering wounds, often with infections of maggots, severe tuberculosis, pneumonia, etc, some are completely dependent on us, even for basic needs like bathing, etc.,” he told Crux.