Crammed cremation grounds, poor health infra, govt denial: Why UP is the next Covid hotspot in the making
Crammed cremation grounds, poor health infra, govt denial: Why UP is the next Covid hotspot in the making Rising Covid-19 deaths, mass cremations, acute shortage of beds and medical oxygen, are all indicators that Uttar Pradesh is India's next Covid-19 hotspot in the making unless some drastic measures are taken. advertisement Mass cremation of Covid-19 patients at Bhairavghat crematorium in Kanpur on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI) Hindus do not cremate their dead at night. But the burning embers from funeral pyres long into the night across crematoriums in Uttar Pradesh, much like other states, prese...