Breaking the social norm that a woman should not carry the dead body and perform cremation rituals, women here have carried the body of a deceased person to the Damaulighat
People in the district are fearful of increased risk of spread of coronavirus infection after the family members themselves have started managing the bodies of their dear ones died of COVID-19 of late.
The Federation of Community Forestry Users of Nepal (FECOFUN) has called on its province, district, and local affiliates and the entire community forest user groups for lending help in the management of COVID-19 pandemic.
Police are reaching out to villagers in northern India to investigate the recovery of bodies buried in shallow sand graves or washing up on the Ganges River banks, prompting speculation on social media that they were the remains of COVID-19 victims.
