‘Didn’t Deserve This End:’ Give Frontline Workers Dignity in Death

A doctor in Chennai who died of coronavirus, was denied burial at two different cemeteries while his colleagues & family members were attacked with stones. Similarly two such incidents have taken place in Chennai and Shillong. Indian Medical Association has demanded a special central law on violence against doctors. Where has this fear and misinformation come from? We explain how burial and cremation grounds are safe and sacred places.