A relative in protective suit performs last rituals near the body of a person who died of COVID-19 during cremation in Gauhati, India, Monday, May 24, 2021. India crossed another grim milestone Monday of more than 300,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating surge of infections appeared to be easing in big cities but was swamping the poorer countryside. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)
