Cremations pick up in India as COVID-19 deaths surge
CGTN
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The COVID-19 virus is surging rapidly throughout India.

More than 4.3 million cases have been confirmed in the country, second only to the U.S. and surpassing Brazil in the number of cases.

Men who work at crematoriums have seen a rise in the numbers of bodies that have died from the virus being put on the funeral pyre.

In this segment from "The Big Story," we speak with some of those workers about the rise and how people have responded to the situation.

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