Dressed in white, Mr. Kumar sat in the courtyard of the crematorium with other monks. Of the 26 pyre, only one is in operation. Another body is on its way there. “It’s comfortable now. Every 3-4 days, a body with Covid-19 will come here. We have time to breathe, eat and sleep,” he said The Hindu . To this day, he still cannot imagine what he had to go through two months ago. Unforgettable days Walking around the crematorium, Mr. Kumar pointed to an empty lot. Here, the staff of the crematorium had to erect 9 more cremation pylons. On another site, 5 pyre were built. Now, this area is just a black coal-stained void, with a few bricks left. Mr. Kumar pointed to the land that used to be the cremation pyre of Covid-19 victims. Photo: The Hindu. Taking a step further, Mr. Kumar pointed to another field. “This used to be a children’s cemetery. However, when the number of deaths peaked, we had to turn this into a crematorium and build 72 more cremation pylons. We even had to break down a wall to move the wood in,” he recalls. For about 10 days in April, more than 20 staff at the crematorium, including monks, sanitation workers and helpers, worked 24 hours a day. They even have to cremate their bodies in the middle of the night, which is against Hindu beliefs. “People leave dead bodies at the door without telling us. In addition, many families asked us to send back the video of the cremation ceremony,” Mr. Kumar recalled. “My mother used to make me go home and sleep for a few hours. I chanted sutras even in my sleep, according to family accounts,” he recalls. “Now I can sleep well.” Mr. Kumar has a 6-month-old baby girl. He did not dare to hold his child for the past month and a half due to fear of contracting Covid-19. At home, he ate and slept in a separate corner, trying to stay away from family members. “We didn’t wear protective gear because it was too hot. Can’t breathe… We just use masks and gloves,” he said. Now, the situation is less tense. When India’s vaccination campaign kicked off, all crematorium staff were vaccinated. This is a priority object due to the need to handle the body of a person who died due to Covid-19. “We once cremated a 6-month-old boy, who died from Covid-19, while the father of the baby wept bitterly. I will never forget this scene,” Mr. Kumar said. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused pain to hundreds of thousands of Indian families. Photo: BBC. Return to normal state At Lok Nayak Hospital, two large tents used to be used as waiting rooms for patients in front of the emergency ward. To date, they have been removed. No more patients on oxygen outside the hospital. There is no longer a long line of ambulances with the sound of the patient’s family crying and begging the hospital to accept it. Mr. Abhay, a community volunteer, reminisces about the shifts at the peak of the epidemic. “I don’t want to remember,” he said. At the Punjabi Bagh crematorium, the trees used to die because new pyrements were erected next to them. Now the green sprout is back. “I got used to this scene from last year, so I wasn’t affected much,” said monk Pankaj Sharma. However, for inexperienced monks and staff, seeing a mass of bodies leaves a psychological impact. “There were days when we didn’t have time to eat,” said Deepanshu, a 23-year-old employee. “A working day starts at 6:30. We help the victim’s family. Many were crying, scared, and didn’t know where to go or what to do. We only get to rest after 9-10pm.” Contrary to Seemapuri crematorium staff, Deepanshu and colleagues have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. “When the vaccination campaign started, government officials called us to get information. They asked us to go to a nearby hospital. However, when they arrived at the hospital, they said we were not on the list,” one staff member told The Hindu. During the peak of the epidemic, Indian crematoriums operated day and night. Photo: Reuters. “We are near the bodies of Covid-19 and many Covid-19 patients. We deserve an injection,” Deepanshu asserted. Currently, only 1-2 bodies infected with Covid-19 are brought to this crematorium every day. Most of the pyre are not working. “The situation here is not as bad as other crematoriums. People still have to wait, but with a much shorter time,” said monk Pankaj Sharma.

TS. Alexandre Yersin born in 1863 in the State of Vaud, Switzerland. At the age of 20, he studied medicine in Lausanne (Switzerland), then continued to study in Marbourg (Germany) and graduated from the University of Paris (France) with a doctorate in medicine. Since 1886, Yersin worked at the Pasteur Institute and collaborated with Dr. Roux to find out the toxin of the diphtheria bacteria. In 1889, Yersin naturalized French. Yersin- the world-famous doctor thanks to the discovery of bacteria that cause plague. A bright future is opening up Young Yersin . However, in addition to his passion for medicine, Yersin has a desire to explore nature. To fulfill his dream of exploring strange lands, he would like to be a doctor on a transport ship floating at sea. In 1892, he went to Nha Trang, Vietnam. The tropical climate is full of mysteries and attractions that make the decision to live, work and stick with this land. Here, he made expeditions to discover new lands. Thanks to these trips, Yersin found Lang Biang Plateau. That was January 1893, he made an expedition that lasted for nearly 7 months. After crossing the rugged mountains and ethnic minority villages, in June 1893 Yersin discovered Lam Vien Plateau (Lang Biang Plateau), 1,500 meters high, today Da Lat city. Yersin wrote in his notebook: “The impression is so profound. Out of the pine forest, I saw right in front of the vast, bare plateau, like the sea was rolling in green waves. The Lam Mountains. Vien with 3 peaks of 2,000 meters, rising from the northwest horizon, creates a majestic backdrop that enhances the magnificence of this region “. In 1897, it was he who proposed to the Governor-General of Indochina, Paul Dumer, to choose this place as the site for the construction of the sanatorium. Then, by a trip to the plateau with the Governor-General of Indochina, he took part in deciding to establish a nursing station on Lang Biang Plateau – the forerunner of Da Lat city later. The first person to find the bacteria that cause the plague In 1894, while preparing to make the next expedition, at the request of the French Government and the Pasteur Institute, Yersin traveled to Hong Kong to study the plague. Here he saw dead bodies of plague dead in the streets, among puddles, in gardens, on moored boats. Yersin has spent most of his life in Vietnam. When Yersin discovered that his colleagues were looking for the plague bacteria in the blood, Yersin said that this is not the right way. According to Yersin, the bacteria must be found in the lymph nodes. With the help of Vigano, an Italian living in Hong Kong, Yersin works in a straw-covered bamboo shack. In order to get the corpses for experimentation, he had to pay money to British sailors who were supposed to bury the bodies. Thanks to that, Yersin was able to enter the body cellar several hours before the body was taken to the cemetery. He had to remove the lime coating the corpse, cut the lymph nodes himself from the corpse and bring it to his laboratory. The microscope shows a multitude of homogeneous images of stick-shaped, two-headed, stick-shaped bacteria. Yersin injected the bacteria into the mouse, twenty-four hours after the mouse died. Other test animals die from two to six days and in cadavers full of lymph nodes. Over a period of seven days, Yersin found the plague bacteria. He sent to the Pasteur Paris Institute a number of fully filled test tubes taken from the sick lymph nodes. When the plague in Hong Kong has calmed down, Yersin returned to France to work with colleagues on the vaccine to prevent it, and the sera (sérum) to treat the plague. When the serum production was completed, Yersin asked to return to Nha Trang to set up a laboratory and build a horse farm in Suoi Dau to produce a lot of serum to prevent patients in neighboring countries. In 1975, the Tenth World Congress of Biology decided to name the plague bacterium “Yersinia-Pestis”. Scientists said that Dr. Yersin was the benefactor of humanity when it was able to prevent the plague at that time. Add more imprints In 1902 – 1904, at the request of Governor-General of Indochina Paul Dumer, Yersin went to Hanoi to establish and run the Indochina Medical and Pharmaceutical School in Hanoi – the first medical training facility of the Indochinese peninsula. built according to the model of the West. Besides medicine, Yersin is passionate about exploring new lands During those difficult early years, Yersin worked actively to found the Medical and Pharmaceutical University and became the first principal of the University (a member of Indochina University in 1906, later to become the University of Indochina). Ha Noi medical university). With his contributions and dedication to the field of medicine, in 1904, Yersin was appointed as a representative of Pasteur Paris Institute in Indochina and Director of Pasteur Institute Saigon and Nha Trang. He also holds many important positions in the health sector. Not only contributing in the medical field, he also has many contributions in the agricultural field. He was the first to import rubber trees from Brazil to plant in Vietnam. Not only importing trees, he also pays special attention to the methods of planting, exploiting and processing rubber to have the highest efficiency. He set up an agrochemical laboratory. Here, the methods of breeding, tapping and coagulating rubber have been studied in a systematic way. Thanks to that, rubber growers in Indochina in the past no longer had to struggle as before. Yersin breathed his last in early 1943. According to his wishes, when he was buried, he was placed on his stomach, his head turned to the sea so that he forever embraced his second home land. Invite readers to watch the video: From a little girl in appearance to the top Beauty blogger in Vietnam. Source: News VTV24.

Astronaut in space. Illustration. Many plans have been proposed, such as “launch” ill-fated astronauts into space, burial on Mars, even used as food for the crew. If there is a problem on the flight itinerary We are entering an exciting space era, in which many hope human’s first step on the surface of Mars will not be far away. However, as SpaceX CEO Elon Musk once said, “If you want to go to Mars, prepare for death.” About 21 astronauts have been killed since humans first set foot on a spacecraft and flew into space 60 years ago. According to experts, the death toll will inevitably increase as space agencies prepare for missions to send humans to Mars. To get to the Red planet, astronauts spend at least seven months living inside a cramped spaceship, traveling long distances, deep. If they survive this journey, they will have to endure the harsh environment of the Martian world. When a crew member dies while on a mission, it will take months, even years, for their bodies to be brought back to Earth. This situation raises a question: What happens to the body of a dead person in space? NASA does not have procedures to handle corpses in space because the astronauts selected for the mission are guaranteed physical and mental health. However, researchers around the world have thought of this situation and proposed measures to handle when an astronaut accidentally dies. During the mission on the journey to Mars, can the astronaut’s body be placed in cold storage or freeze-dried until the spacecraft returns to Earth? The process of freezing drying in space is much different from that on Earth. On Earth, people would use liquid nitrogen to freeze bodies, but in space, a robotic arm would hang the body wrapped in a bag on the outside of a spacecraft. The body will freeze for an hour, become brittle, then the arm will shake, breaking into small pieces. This process will theoretically turn an astronaut weighing 90kg into a mass of only 22kg, which can be stored on a spaceship for many years. But if this freeze-drying isn’t an option, the crew can send off their deceased companion to stay forever in the vast universe. Catherine Conley of NASA’s Office for the Protection of the Planet told Popular Science: “At the moment, there are no specific guidelines in the plan to protect the planet, either at the NASA level or internationally, regarding” bury “a deceased astronaut by throwing the body into space”. The solution of releasing the dead into space seems to be the easiest option, the body will stay on the spacecraft’s journey and linger on the place where it was released. And if more missions choose this approach, future spacecraft heading towards Mars will likely collide with many corpses. The robotic arm holds the dead body in space waiting to freeze. Illustration. Bad situation going to Mars If you are lucky enough to survive on a journey that lasts approximately 7 months and reach Mars, astronauts will face new challenges that threaten their survival, radiation. Previous data showed that Mars is 700 times more contaminated with radiation than Earth. Radiation can alter the cardiovascular system, damage the heart, harden and narrow the arteries, or remove some of the cells in the lining of blood vessels, leading to cardiovascular disease and may end with the death of the astronaut. In this case, burial on Mars would be necessary, but NASA has strict laws about contaminating other planets from microorganisms on Earth. NASA scientist Conley told Popular Science: “Regarding the disposal of organic matter (including corpses) on Mars, we are not imposing any restrictions as long as all are eliminated. microorganisms on Earth. So it is necessary to cremate ”. However, not every dead astronaut can be buried, but in some emergency situation, such as when the remaining crew runs out of food and in order to survive, the corpse of the human. The team can help them sustain life on their way back to Earth. It sounds barbaric, but there has been such a case in the past, when a plane crashed into the Andes in 1972. The survivors had no food and no way to communicate with them. outside, so in order to sustain life, to find someone to come and save, they made the difficult decision to eat the dead as soon as the plane crashed. Biologist Paul Wolpe said: “Although we give our bodies a lot of respect, life is everything. If the only way a human could survive was to eat a body, then that would be acceptable, even if no one wanted it.

A baby decorated with flowers when taking pictures. Although it has faded as digital has evolved, photographing the dead was once a huge business, a means of denouncing war crimes. The origin of the trend Currently, cameras are available on mobile devices so people can store images anytime, anywhere. However in the Victorian period, cameras were not so popular and convenient. Taking personal photos is also very expensive, so many people do not have any pictures while living. Until their death, relatives have spent a large amount of money on a photo to keep memories. Especially for families with the death of a child, it becomes more spiritual to take pictures. Early photos were often blurred, but not because of the technology of the camera at the time. Victorian cameras were capable of producing sharp images but the technology was very slow. Usually, the person being photographed must sit still for at least 20 seconds, no blinking or moving limbs. Even breathing can affect image sharpness. People are under pressure to sit or stand upright in clothes that are flat. Photographing the living person at that time was extremely difficult. On the contrary, it is easier to take pictures of the dead because they do not move or breathe or ruin the photo. Amateurs looking to improve their skills and create sharp images often find dead guests. Many people have saved a few photos while living, but because the quality of photos of dead people is usually better than those of living people, families still take pictures of them after death. This photo can show sharp details and features about the deceased. When corpses take pictures with loved ones, they also become “in focus” with sharp images while the people around them may be a little blurred. Nowadays, it seems crazy to spend large sums of money to take photos of the dead. But because today, or at least in the West, death is hidden, no longer lurking around. Modern people enjoy life to the fullest and often avoid thinking about or mentioning death. Death has become a foreign thing, a horror to them. But research from the University of North Carolina, USA, shows that during the Victorian period, human life expectancy was low while mortality was high. People have to constantly watch their relatives and friends pass away. In particular, it is common for children to die when they are young. From childhood, people have become acquainted and understood about death. The art of photographing the deceased Not only taking photos, but people want the pictures of the dead to come true and vivid as if they were just taking a nap. Death is often associated with mourning, but if you look at the Victorian photographs, the reality is the opposite. Photos of the deceased are quite beautiful. Many pictures are arranged or arranged purposefully. When photographing the dead became a major business during the Victorian era, trade magazines such as Philadelphia Photographer offered advice to “assist the amateurs in creating impressive photographs of the dead”. They suggested placing the corpse near a window to take advantage of natural light. Even so, sunlight cannot bring a corpse to life. Therefore, photographers have created many ways to make shooting the dead look more natural. After the photo was printed, they used color to paint the eyes wide to help the dead look soulful. Let the dead sit upright, loved ones can take pictures with and support their backs. Normally, it takes about three people to hold the arm, lift the dead person’s head, and some people use a support to help the dead stand upright. Families also often decorate teddy bears and toys around children to create a joyful, warm space, and comfort the little souls … However, more and more people photographing was transformed and commercialized. Celebrities died have become “prey” to the wings of photographers. They secretly attend funerals to take photos of celebrities to sell to newspapers or card printing companies in exchange for large sums of money. Many people, because of their idols or curiosity, have spent money to buy these pictures. For example, the photo of a French writer, Victor Hugo, who died looking like he was sleeping, was printed in large numbers on postcards. Soldiers died in the American Civil War. Exposure to war crimes Photographing the dead isn’t just limited to the home. When photography became popular, the American civil war broke out. Photographers have another task is to take pictures of the battlefield. In it, it is indispensable to take photos of the generals and soldiers who died in different poses, but all in all are bloody, haunting moments. War is a strange thing for people living in a peaceful area, but photography has brought war closer to everyone. The sacrifices of the soldiers denounce the cruelty and the heavy damage that war brings. War photos are displayed at photo galleries, published in newspapers or as souvenirs. They have had a strong impact on people’s awareness of war crimes, and spurred movements to restore peace. The trend disappeared In the early 20th century, photographing the dead was no longer popular because of changes in society. Thanks to the development of health care, the infant and population mortality rate has sharply decreased. From the 1900s, whether old or young, when sick, they are admitted to the hospital and may die in them without relatives. This means death takes place behind closed doors, rather than in the comfortable and open spaces of the house. Furthermore, photography has become more popular. Everyone can take pictures many times by themselves, without the need for a photographer, it is no longer feasible to take a “single and last” photo. However, photographing of the dead still exists, but for more privacy or for special purposes. In the present era, it will not be easy to see pictures of the deceased even though this trend has flourished many decades ago.

For a few days, the incident became the town’s gossip. However, police have struggled to identify the person who died from the burns that were so severe. Public interest gradually faded. The woman’s name seems to be forever unknown.

In China’s megacities, large numbers of unclaimed corpses have become a pressing problem. Although country figures are not available, the total is at least in the tens of thousands. Urban morgues, funeral homes and hospitals complain that they have been stretched to full capacity.

But Truong Dai Dung could not let the incident sink. The intelligent man who once dreamed of becoming a scientist was unable to fulfill his dream of suffering from ankylosing spondylitis, a form of weakness of the spine.

According to Truong, he could not move without much pain. Zhang had to lie in bed, “detained in a home prison”. His thoughts often returned to the mysterious corpse, wondering where the woman had come from.

Then one day, Truong discovered an advertisement in a local newspaper. Post by a man searching for his missing wife, last seen wearing a red coat. Zhang contacted the man and the Luoyang police later confirmed that the body was in fact his wife.

Truong found his god.

Truong looks for information on the internet

The 57-year-old has since spent decades identifying the unidentified corpses languishing in the city’s morgues.

From his bedroom in Luoyang, Zhang built a website called an anonymous dead database, containing records of more than 3,300 corpses.

The 57-year-old has since spent decades identifying the unidentified corpses languishing in the city’s morgues.

For several hours each week, Zhang peered into the archive of press archives, police notices and public documents to update the website, moving himself around with the help of a metal ring hanging from the ceiling. Bedroom. He runs the project entirely by himself and receives little remuneration for the work.

But Truong says the website gives meaning to his life. Although he rarely hears from users, he knows the hundreds of people who regularly check the database, flipping from page to page on the list.

“I am part of a disadvantaged group,” Truong told reporters. Finding even more disadvantaged people, that at least gives me consolation. ”

However, there are many more families that Truong is helpless to help.

In China’s megacities, large numbers of unclaimed corpses have become a pressing problem. Although country figures are not available, the total is at least in the tens of thousands. Urban morgues, funeral homes and hospitals complain that they have been stretched to full capacity.

The problem is partly the result of massive internal exodus that China has experienced in recent decades. Many of the unidentified deaths are believed to be wanderers or unregistered migrants, who flooded the cities during China’s economic boom. While some died from violence, others drowned, had an accident or died in hospital.

China’s lack of a consistent system for identifying the dead and handling anonymous corpses has exacerbated the problem. Across the country, a large number of anonymous cadavers remain unresolved, and bodies are left long ago in refrigerating equipment.

China does not have a national database equivalent to the national system of missing and unidentified Americans. According to the China Newsweek, a state-run magazine, China’s Ministry of Public Security maintains internal records of missing persons and unidentified death records, but they are not linked together and cross-checking is difficult. . These records are also not accessible to the public.

When it comes to identifying victims, even the Chinese police often feel helpless – especially those in underdeveloped areas. Although forensic technology has improved significantly in recent years, the results of an investigation ultimately depend on the records investigators have access to.

Winsome Lee, a forensic anthropologist based in Hong Kong, said: “We will do a lot of analysis and modeling, but ultimately it depends on having a relative providing clues or DNA to we match or not. Our role is really limited. ”

Tian Chen, a policeman from Xining, Qinghai Province, northwest China, recalls an unsolved case he handled last year. When a male body was found in the village, Dien’s team was assigned to identify the deceased.

Officers collected samples, conducted DNA analysis, and searched Thanh Hai province records of dead bodies and unidentified people. They also posted missing person notices on China’s WeChat social app and on local media. But these things did not yield any results.

“We can only test big data within Thanh Hai province,” Dien said.

After three months of fruitless work, the group was forced to close the file and cremate the body, as the local funeral home refused to keep it. “The funeral homes here are full of corpses,” Dien said.

These problems are not unique to Tay Ninh. In cities across China, unclaimed and unidentified bodies are filling morgue and funeral homes, while authorities are arguing over how to handle them.

Vu Tu Hai, in charge of social affairs at the Luoyang Interior Bureau, said unclaimed corpses consume about 15% of the city’s funeral home capacity. Some of the bodies were there for a decade and forgotten by the police.

Vu said: “The police only sent the body there, then no one bothered to follow it.”

The problem is partly the result of massive internal exodus that China has experienced in recent decades. Many of the unidentified deaths are believed to be wanderers or unregistered migrants, who flooded the cities during China’s economic boom. While some died from violence, others drowned, had an accident or died in hospital.