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= Funerals for victims of Covid-19 In Tamil Nadu = The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu was reported on 7 March 2020. The Department of Health and Family Welfare has confirmed a total of 56,845 cases, including 704 deaths and 31,316 recoveries, as of 20 June 2020. Tamil Nadu has the second highest number of confirmed cases in India after Maharashtra. All 37 districts of the state are affected by the pandemic, with capital district Chennai being the worst affected. More than half of the confirmed cases are from Chennai, which is also the most populous district of the state. The case fatality rate in the state is among the lowest in the country.

Handling the Dead Bodies
On First death was recorded in Tamil Nadu There is huge rumor and fake news circled all over the social media. The Government of Tamil Nadu has concluded this rumor with ordnance. As per WHO advise, the Government of Tamil Nadu and The Department of health and family welfare has order the health workers to perform funerals in safety and dignified manner. But in some places, due to people unaware about the Medical advisory. People get unnecessary fear and hatred during the funeral of Covid-19 dead bodies. In the State some incidents makes face scrub experience.

On April 20 Dr. Simon Hercules a neurosurgeon and managing director of two hospitals. He was a resident of Kilpauk. he was died on the battle with Covid-19. after the death health workers brought hi bodies to the kilpauk burial ground. The residence of the area gathered with sticks and iron for opposing the burial of a doctor who died of Covid-19.

At the time Local Police has taken lathi charge to disperse the crowd. The body of Dr. Simon Hercules was carried by the police and civic authorities from one place to another in the night hours for decent burial. Due to stiff opposition, the civic authorities decided to shift the body to Velankadu burial ground which is located nearby, on New Avadi road. By the time, the body reached Velankadu burial ground, another group of residents from Gandhi Nagar, who heard about the burial, assembled and started abusing the police officials on security. They strongly opposed the burial and had heated arguments with police personnel. Aftermath this incident round 20 peoples were arrested and booked under Sections 332 a for rioting and attempt to murder while opposing the burial of a doctor. Finally Dead body of the doctor was buried.

Other Incident took place in Puducherry on June 6, Some Health workers wearing PPE has throwing the body of a Covid-19 positive man into a pit. It caused massive outrage, prompting the administration to order a probe into the incident. That health health workers were suspended and administrative action has taken. For these two incidents make worry to the Government and also the families if victims.

After this Incidents Tamil Nadu Chief minister Honorable Edappadi K. Palaniswam i has brought an ordinance to ensure those who die of Covid-19 get a dignified burial or cremation. The executive order has made blocking or attempting to block funerals of Covid-19 victims a criminal offence. Those who engage in such activities will be liable for a jail term up to 3 years.

Volunteers Involvement
After Puducherry incident surfaced on social Media, Some welfare organisation came forward to do final funeral for the Covid-19 dead bodies. Popular Front of India, a Islamic Organisation has requested the Local Municipality administration to do final funeral for the Covid-19 dead bodies. The Municipality Administration accept the Popular Front Of India request to do burials and gave the medical Advisory.

Volunteers from the Organisation initiated the service in Puducherry. With wearing proper PPE kits and the Medical Advisory Volunteers ensure the Covid-19 dead bodies getting dignified funeral. Following this volunteers involvement another NGO called Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhakam and Political party Social Democratic Party of India, Uravugal Trust and some more NGOs also joint with this service. This service has extended to all part of Tamil Nadu. Especially in Chennai, Red Zone alerted as highest Covid-19 cases. Daily the death counts were increased regularly.

At the time dignified funeral is challenge for the families of Victims and the government health department. Due to the Covid-19 curfew families of the victims can not do the final funeral for their beloved ones. Volunteers from the organisation helped those families. And also in some places these organisation take care of the financial crises of the poor families who can not afford to do final funerals for their belongings.

Till June 28, Volunteers from Popular Front of India did final funerals for 63 Covid-19 victims in Chennai and 11 in puducherry. And for SDPI did 71 final funerals and Along with TMMK did 86 final funerals including Non Covid-19 Victims (orphans dead bodies). Popular Front of India had a many controversy for their activities in south India. Their Burial services were stopped in pune after Former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis accusation. He accuse PFI was allegedly involved in anti-national and anti-social activities. He questioned Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on whether he agreed with this directive by the BMC. Thereafter, the BJP leader urged the state government to take strict action in this regard. Pune Municipal Authority terminates his agreement with PFI.