-The Indian Express For the relatives of deceased patients, queues begin from the wait at hospitals for their dear one's body, for hearse vans to take them to the resting place, to finding a furnace free at a crematorium -- the time for each disposal/cremation has increased because of the Covid-19 protocol. Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara: Donning a PPE suit Chirag Patel waited at the Vadaj crematorium in Ahmedabad for his turn...
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Delhi Crematoriums, Graveyards Struggle To Keep Up As Covid Deaths Rise
-NDTV.com At Delhi's biggest graveyard near ITO, a JCB excavator could be seen being used to constantly dig up more graves but it is also fast running out of space. New Delhi: At Delhi's biggest crematorium, Nigambodh Ghat, the number of cremations have gone up from 15 per day to over 30 as COVID-19-related deaths in the national capital continue to rise. Delhi recorded 104 deaths due to Coronavirus on Wednesday, the highest...
More »India reports nearly 2 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, over 1000 deaths on April 14, 2021
-The Hindu Maharashtra, Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat saw the most fatalities India registered 1,99,376 new COVID-19 cases on April 14. As many as 1,037 deaths were also recorded on the day as of data updated at 12.24 a.m. IST on April 15. The figures do not include cases and deaths from Ladakh. The data is sourced from covid19india.org, an independent aggregator of daily COVID-19 figures. Over 14.11 lakh tests were conducted on April 13....
More »With more than 1.8 lakh cases, India reports highest single-day spike
-The Hindu The number of daily deaths surged to its highest in nearly six months. With 1,85,190 new COVID-19 cases reported as of 11.15 p.m. IST on April 13, India registered its highest single-day spike since the beginning of the pandemic. As many as 1,026 deaths were also recorded on the day. The number of daily deaths surged to its highest in nearly six months. The figures do not include cases and deaths...
More »Fearing Lockdown Amid COVID-19 Spike, Some Migrant Workers Begin Leaving Delhi
-NDTV.com With increasing Coronavirus numbers the fear of imposition of lockdown has been making migrant workers anxious. New Delhi: Amidst the rising number of Coronavirus cases in the national capital, some of the migrant workers have started returning to their native places in fear of imposition of lockdown. Some alone, with backpacks, while some with their families, migrant workers can be seen leaving for their home at ISBT, Anand Vihar, and other key...
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