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Updated May 15, 2021
Health workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) suits attend to a Covid-19 coronavirus patient inside the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Teerthanker Mahaveer University (TMU) hospital in Moradabad on May 5, 2021.
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Suneet Sharma has calmly staged dozens of funerals each day of India’s resurgent coronavirus crisis but he was overwhelmed when a father arrived at the crematorium with the body of his infant daughter.
The 48-year-old volunteers in New Delhi with a Sikh association, one of many groups to spring up around the country and reach across religious traditions to help bereaved families bid farewell to their loved ones.
Daily Times
May 15, 2021
Suneet Sharma has calmly staged dozens of funerals each day of India’s resurgent coronavirus crisis but he was overwhelmed when a father arrived at the crematorium with the body of his infant daughter.
The 48-year-old volunteers in New Delhi with a Sikh association, one of many groups to spring up around the country and reach across religious traditions to help bereaved families bid farewell to their loved ones.
The arrival of bodies at cremation and burial grounds has been unrelenting in recent weeks and teams work long hours under the summer heat, sometimes in full protective gear to reduce their exposure to the virus.
India’s interfaith volunteers help bid farewell to Covid-19 victims
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Suneet Sharma has calmly staged dozens of funerals each day of India’s resurgent coronavirus crisis but he was overwhelmed when a father arrived at the crematorium with the body of his infant daughter.
The 48-year-old volunteers in New Delhi with a Sikh association, one of many groups to spring up around the country and reach across religious traditions to help bereaved families bid farewell to their loved ones.
We are used to cremating 50 bodies a day, but we never cry. Published: May 15, 2021 08:52 AFP A general view of the mass cremation of those who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a crematorium in New Delhi, India April 26, 2021. Image Credit: Reuters
New Delhi: Suneet Sharma has calmly staged dozens of funerals each day of India s resurgent coronavirus crisis - but he was overwhelmed when a father arrived at the crematorium with the body of his infant daughter.
The 48-year-old volunteers in New Delhi with a Sikh association, one of many groups to spring up around the country and reach across religious traditions to help bereaved families bid farewell to their loved ones.