Family members of Vijay Raju, who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), mourn during his cremation at a crematorium ground in Giddenahalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, May 13, 2021. REUTERS/Samuel Rajkumar May 2021 in India, coronavirus infections surpassed 24 million in numbers. The whole of country witnessed people dying in thousands every day due to lack of medical facilities, shortage of medical oxygen and overwhelming number of rising infections by the hour. The result as a saddening sight of volunteers conducting round the clock burials and cremations.