Goa, June 27 -- The silence of the mortuary is the loudest when you are all alone with a loved one inside. The stillness of crematoriums and graveyards couch the turmoil of those who happen to be there. But above all, these are places where the families of the dead expect dignity and care, notwithstanding the circumstances that lead to their passing.
Till a little over week ago, Goa bandied its zero deaths from COVID almost as a badge of honour and luck, a fact that underlined the efficiency of its medical professionals. Without taking anything away from the work of doctors, nurses care givers and other allied selfless people who are fighting COVID professionally putting their lives on the line, the manner in which people and politicians o...