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Many teachers pressed into Indian poll duty became COVID-19 victims, families say
A garland is seen on a photo of Suman Lata, 50, a teacher who died from COVID-19 after she attended her local election duty in April in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, May 25, 2021. (Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)
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MATHURA, India: Suman Lata s family begged her to refuse a summons to monitor elections in Uttar Pradesh state last month but, worried about losing her job, the 49-year-old mother of three went anyway, just as India s second coronavirus wave hit a peak.
Many teachers pressed into Indian poll duty became virus victims, families say
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