Crammed cremation grounds, poor health infra, govt denial: Why UP is the next Covid hotspot in the making
Rising Covid-19 deaths, mass cremations, acute shortage of beds and medical oxygen, are all indicators that Uttar Pradesh is India s next Covid-19 hotspot in the making unless some drastic measures are taken.
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Mass cremation of Covid-19 patients at Bhairavghat crematorium in Kanpur on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)
Hindus do not cremate their dead at night. But the burning embers from funeral pyres long into the night across crematoriums in Uttar Pradesh, much like other states, present a different story. There is no time to wait for morning to arrive. The next pile of bodies is awaiting its turn, said Azad, who is in-charge of conducting last rites of Covid-19 patients at Baikunth Dham in Lucknow.