Donning PPE kits, two Bengaluru college girls help bury corpses of COVID patients

Nicole, a final-year Bachelor of Social Work student at St. Joseph's College and Tina, a final-year MBBS student at the Kasturba Medical College in Manipal told ANI they work at the cemetery from 1.30 pm in the afternoon till evening depending on the day's workload.

According to Nicole, her father is the inspiration behind her volunteering with the group which is providing free-of-cost burials to corpses of COVID-19 patients. Nicole said she feels good knowing she's able to help people who are at their breaking point after losing their loved ones.

Nicole and Tina started volunteering at the cemetery on May 10, but the group had been doing the humanitarian service by ensuring dignity in death to the Covid victims for over a year when the first wave of the pandemic had hit the country.

Tina said she is home for summer break and was inspired by her family to help people in need. She said she is aware of the risk involved in the work she is doing but there is nothing to fear as long as they take the necessary precautions.