As families abandon bodies, NGOs step in for last rites
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Kin not touching bodies of COVID patients due to stigma, fear
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Kin not touching bodies of COVID patients due to stigma, fear
Bodies of COVID patients are being abandoned by families due to stigma and fear. In this scenario, NGOs and youth groups are stepping in to conduct the last rites of the patients, irrespective of religion.
On Thursday, when a woman passed away due to the disease at her home in Madhapur in Jagtial district, it was a bunch of young men who stepped in to conduct the funeral rites of the woman. “The Sarpanch of the village contacted as the family refused to touch the body. We wore the PPE kits, moved the body to the village and conducted the funeral rites as per the woman’s religion,” said Wajid Khan of Korutla who teamed up with his Immadutal Muslim Youth Association to carry out the last rites. “Over the last 15 days, we have conducted 45 such funerals in differ