Officers in jeeps and boats, and using loudspeakers with microphones, asked people not to dispose of bodies in rivers. “I bet these bodies have nothing to do with Covid-19,” he said. Expand Close Policemen stand next to bodies buried in shallow graves on the riverbank in Prayagraj (Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Policemen stand next to bodies buried in shallow graves on the riverbank in Prayagraj (Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP)An Associated Press photojournalist estimated there were at least 300 shallow riverside graves on a sand bar near near Prayagraj on Saturday. He said authorities had found “a small number” of bodies on the riverbanks, but did not give a figure. “She was not infected with Covid-19,” Vijay Kumar told a reporter, adding that his religion allowed both cremation and burial.

Source: Irish Independent May 16, 2021 14:37 UTC