Bhopal, June 18 -- No body brought to Bhopal hospitals has tested positive for Covid-19 since April 29, when the body of a 61-year-old man from the Budhwara neighbourhood in Bhopal tested positive for the virus. That's because no body brought to Bhopal hospitals since that day has been tested for Covid-19.

Between March 22 and April 29, five bodies brought to Bhopal hospitals tested positive for Covid, according to state health department officials.

The situation is no different in other important cities in Madhya Pradesh which, at one time, was among the most affected by the disease n the country. Indore was perhaps the first hot spot in the region. Yet, this distinction is marred by the fact that the state seems to have stopped testing ...