The only sight day in and day out was that of burning pyres, recalled Hemant Kumar Sharma, priest of Seemapuri cremation ground. There have been so many families who used to leave asking us to send the video of cremation on WhatsApp. My family says that I used to chant mantras in my sleep also.”I am able to sleep now, he added. Mr. Kumar said when the vaccination began, they received a call from government officials and were asked to get vaccinated because they were to deal with COVID-19 bodies. “We were around COVID-19 bodies and COVID positive patients.

Source: The Hindu June 12, 2021 17:15 UTC