A nephew mourns the death of a beloved uncle to whom he couldn’t even say goodbye in person. A son is still in shock that his police officer father was taken away from him in just three days. These are only two of many heartbreaking tributes posted on the National Covid Memorial website. 

The pandemic has claimed a lot of lives. India, on Sunday, May 23, became the third country in the world after the USA and Brazil to record more than three lakh deaths due to Covid-19. The deadly disease, which comes with various medical and administrative protocols, has robbed many people of the chance to be next to their loved ones in their last moments. Funerals were held on Zoom, and in some cases, strangers performed the last rites because of travel restrictions. The second wave of coronavirus was even more brutal. In some cases, the virus claimed entire families. How then should one mourn or let out one's grief?