Surat: If you are still not very convinced about the need for isolation and safety from keeping indoors, watch this video first before you venture out on the streets. A video on Surat’s Umra crematorium showing bodies lined up for cremation in PPE Covid bags waiting for their turn is a grim reminder of the Covid reality. The surge in cases has not only overwhelmed hospitals, but now choking crematorium as well.
Shot by an unknown man who wanted to send out a message to the people to be self restrained in this hour of emergency, the impromptu video shot in Umra crematorium shows kins’ plight while the deceased, most of whom have reportedly died of Covid-19, are made to wait for hours together to get a dignified send off.
The sixty-six seconds’ video which has gone viral on social media is mainly on the people accompanying the dead bidding their time either sitting or walking inside the crematorium as the queue gets even longer with passage of time. “See the situation in Covid-19 here and amend your ways,” a voice is heard warning the people at the end. According to sources, more than 25 bodies were cremated on Thursday till late evening and still counting.