A Covid vicitm's body was dumped into an Indian river by relatives wearing PPE in shocking footage showing the devastating toll of the pandemic in the virus-stricken country. He had been admitted to hospital on Tuesday after testing positive for Covid before he died on Friday while undergoing treatment, according to India Today. In according with Covid rules, his body was handed over to his relatives for cremation but they instead chose to dispose of the corpse in the river. Over the weekend, India recorded its lowest daily rise in new Covid cases in 45 days. The wave of infections with the previously very rare condition has been blamed on excessive use of steroids to treat the country's millions of Covid patients, experts say.

Source: Daily Mail May 31, 2021 09:08 UTC