Meanwhile, villagers in northern India are being urged by officers not to bury their dead in rivers after scores of bodies washed up on the shore of the Ganges. The two-hour extension of the curfew came after the state recorded 5,347 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday. The two-hour extension of the curfew came after the state recorded 5,347 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday. He said the impoverished state's government was 'pained at both the tragedy as well as harm to the river Ganges'. Hinduja National Hospital and a member of the state's Covid-19 taskforce.

Source: The Nation May 16, 2021 16:52 UTC