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Indians are forced to change rituals for their dead as COVID-19 rages through cities and villages

  • Written by Natasha Mikles, Lecturer in Philosophy, Texas State University
imageMass cremations in the city of Bengaluru, India, due to the large number of COVID-19 deaths.Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images)

In the past several weeks, the world has looked on in horror as the coronavirus rages across India. With hospitals running out of beds, oxygen and medicines, the official daily death toll has averaged around 3,000. Many claim...

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