Man returns home after cremating son to find body of second as Noida village sees 18 deaths in 14 days

Panic has gripped a village in Greater Noida after the death of 18 people in two weeks. On Tuesday, a man returned home after cremating his son only to find the body of his second child.

As India battles a devastating second wave of Covid-19, heart-breaking stories of loss and grief have been coming in. One such instance has been reported from Jalalpur village in Greater Noida West as the deadly disease spreads its tentacles in rural areas. Within a matter of hours, Atar Singh saw his world being turned upside down as the raging coronavirus pandemic claimed the lives of his two sons in a day.