Tag: Varanasi

Indian City Rolls out COVID-19 Medicine Kits Including Ivermectin, Vitamins D and C: Report

COVID-19 “medicine kits” containing ivermectin, azithromycin, and vitamins D and C are being distributed in the Indian city of Varanasi as part of measures to prepare for surge in cases of COVID-19. A large quantity of the kits were procured from the government by District Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma, and distribution in the city began…


An Ancient City for Cremation Deals With the Pandemic

VARANASI—Pyres burn 24 hours on the banks of the river Ganges in Kashi, a city where Indians have been coming to die for thousands of years because they believe death here can liberate their soul. As the pandemic struck India, Kashi saw fewer corpses reaching its shores, but the ones who came included those dead…