Cremation or Burial: Doctor Busts Myth Around COVID-19 Deaths

[View this email in your browser]( COVID-19 Deaths: Dr Rajesh Kumar Gupta, Additional Director, Pulmonology, Noida explains. A week ago, friends and family members of Dr Simon Hercules, a Chennai based neurosurgeon who had unfortunately succumbed to COVID-19, were witness to mob violence and an unleashing of anger when they tried to bury the doctor’s body. The locals seemed to be acting under the influence of misapprehensions, fear, and ignorance about the disease spreading from the body of the deceased. The Better India (TBI) spoke to Dr Rajesh Kumar Gupta, Additional Director, Pulmonology and Critical Care, Fortis, Noida to allay this ungrounded fear of people which is making them act so irrationally. “If a person gets infected with COVID-19, we need to stop behaving as though a thief has been caught. Sadly, this mindset carries forward even after death. So what we need is sensitivity right from the time a patient is diagnosed to have COVID-19,” he says. “Neither burying nor cremating can in any way lead to the spread of COVID-19,” says Dr Gupta, clarifying the picture on the raging debate. “Even when alive, standing two meters apart from each other ensures that there is no spread of the COVID-19, so how can the virus be transmitted when the body is buried deep within a bag,” questions Dr Gupta. [Do have a read of his recommendations, which match the Government and WHO guidelines on handling bodies of COVID-19 patients.]( [Read More]( The total number of coronavirus cases in India increased to 29,435 after 1,543 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours. The death toll went up to 934, showed the numbers released from Health Ministry as 62 casualties were reported in the past 24 hours. The lockdown has slowed Covid-19’s doubling rate in India. The number of Covid-19 cases is now doubling in every 12 days when they were doubling in every three days before the lockdown. So stay indoors, and be safe! [Lockdown Diaries: Mother-Daughters Recreate Raja Ravi Varma’s Stunning Paintings!]( [Grocery, Clinic, Petrol Pump: B’luru ‘Dashboard’ Helps 1 Lakh Tackle Lockdown]( [‘We Are Risking Everything’: 10 Frontline Heroes Urge Indians to Fight With Them]( Our IAS and IRS officers are on the ground helping the neediest survive this crisis and get back on their feet. They are helping migrant labourers, daily wage earners and frontline workers so that the system doesn't collapse and many Indians do not slip into the jaws of poverty once again. With “Better Together” we are now making it possible for our readers to support them with access to ration kits, food, and more on a daily basis. [Donate Now]( ONLINE WORKSHOP ON TRANSITIONING TO MINIMALISM Do our possessions make our lives easier or more difficult? Are we defined by our possessions? Why do we find it difficult to simplify our lives? Ponder over these. If you feel that simplifying your life will make you happy and peaceful, and will add quality to your life, join this workshop and let's explore it together. [Book Now]( Our Best Of The Day - [Startup’s Zero-Power Tech Converts 59 Million Litres of Sewage into Reusable Water]( - [Mumbai Woman Shares How to Grow 30+ Edible Plants in Apartment Balcony]( - [Saudi’s Sands to Kerala’s Hills, This Organic Farmer Can Grow Profits Anywhere!]( Do share this newsletter with all your friends and family on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( WhatsApp. And if you wish others to subscribe to The Better India's daily dose of positivity, do share [this URL]( with them. Thanks for reading! [Follow Us On: Facebook]( [Follow Us On: Twitter]( [Follow Us On: Instagram]( [Latest Updates: The Better India]( Copyright © 2020 The Better India, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted for it at our website. Our mailing address is: The Better India The Better India Office 402, 4th Floor, Prestige Feroze 74, Cunningham RoadBangalore 560052 India [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing]( [Follow Us On: Facebook]( [Follow Us On: Twitter]( [Follow Us On: Instagram]( [Latest Updates: The Better India](