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COVID-19: Son forced to carry mother's dead body on bike for cremation due to shortage of ambulance

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: April 29, 2021 2:38 PM

The surge in the COVID-19 cases continues to affect India as the country records 3,79,257 new COVID-19 cases in ...

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The surge in the COVID-19 cases continues to affect India as the country records 3,79,257 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. This is the highest single-day spike in the cases since the pandemic began last year. Corona pandemic is a major crisis in the country and the government is trying its best in this fight. However, people are getting angry seeing the situation going out of hand and the system falling short to provide healthcare facility. 

Meanwhile, many shocking events are unfolding. In a shocking incident a family was forced to shift the body of a 50 year old woman on a bike after their attempts to arrange aambulance to take her back to their hamlet failed on Monday. 

The video of this shocking incident is going viral on social media. According to the information received, the shocking incident took place in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh on Monday. G Chenchula is the name of a 50-year-old woman.

The woman had COVID-19 symptoms and got tested. While the family was waiting for the test results, her condition worsened on Monday. She was rushed to a hospital where she breathed her last, India Today reported. It was not confirmed whether she had died of COVID-19.After her death, the family for waiting for an ambulance or any other vehicle to transport her body. As their wait for an ambulance was getting longer, the family decided to ferry the woman’s body on a bike. Eventually, the deceased woman’s son and her son-in-law took her dead body to their village for cremation on a bike. 

Tags: Andhra PradeshSrikakulamCovid-19
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