With villagers staying away, kin ferry Covid victim on bicycle for last rites

BELAGAVI: Despite the government’s appeals to people to treat Covid victims’ bodies with dignity, fear-driven boycotts continue to shadow the last rites of victims. After a senior citizen with Covid-like symptoms died in MK Hubli village of Belagavi district, two relatives had to take the body on a bicycle to the burial ground as the … Continue reading With villagers staying away, kin ferry Covid victim on bicycle for last rites