As families abandon bodies, NGOs step in for last rites
As families abandon bodies, NGOs step in for last rites Updated: Updated: Kin not touching bodies of COVID patients due to stigma, fear Share Article 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...
Source: thehindu.com