Bodies of COVID-19 patients to be cremated irrespective of religion: BMC

As a precautionary step, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has declared that the bodies of all Coronavirus patients would be cremated irrespective of the religion. No body will be buried. Also, the cremation would be attended by five people only. If anyone would want to bury the body then he or she would have to seek permission to do so outside Mumbai

The Commissioner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Praveen Pardeshi, made the announcement.