Non-COVID bodies being turned away
The Hindu
Grieving families at Punjabi Bagh cremation ground report chaos, social distancing goes for a toss
A large crowd of grieving families waited outside the Punjabi Bagh cremation ground on Friday to perform the last rites of their loved ones, some of whom had died of COVID-19. At noon, however, the cremation ground workers shut the main gate and informed: “Ab normal bodies nahin lenge. Sirf COVID bodies lenge (We will not take bodies of those who have died of natural causes now)”.More Related News

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