Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi carries the body of his mother Heeraben at a crematorium in Gandhinagar, India, December 30, 2022. REUTERS/Amit Dave 

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi carries the body of his mother Heeraben at a crematorium in Gandhinagar, India, December 30, 2022. REUTERS/Amit Dave 

Relatives wait outside a crematorium of a funeral home, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China December 28, 2022. REUTERS/Staff 

Staff members carry an urn for a funeral procession outside a crematorium of a funeral home, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China December 28, 2022. REUTERS/Staff 

Staff members carry an urn for a funeral procession outside a crematorium of a funeral home, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China December 28, 2022. REUTERS/Staff 

Staff members carry a sedan chair for a funeral procession outside a crematorium of a funeral home, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China December 28, 2022. REUTERS/Staff 

Workers in protective suits move a casket outside a crematorium at a funeral home, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alessandro Diviggiano 

A QR code for the "LeaveHomeSafe" COVID-19 contact-tracing app is seen next to a coffin at a crematorium during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, April 1, 2022. Picture taken April 1, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Coffins are seen stacked up waiting to be burned at the crematorium as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 20, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Coffins are seen stacked up waiting to be burned at the crematorium in Kyiv as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, Ukraine, March 20, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter 

Relatives pay their respects as they watch the cremation of Ramdhan, 55, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium in New Delhi, India February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A relative wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) performs the last rites during the cremation of Ramdhan, 55, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium in New Delhi, India February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Health workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry the body of Ramdhan, 55, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), before his cremation, at a crematorium in New Delhi, India February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Relatives perform the last rites during the cremation of Ramdhan, 55, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium in New Delhi, India February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Health workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry the body of Ramdhan, 55, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), before his cremation, at a crematorium in New Delhi, India February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Flowers are seen at Newlands Cross crematorium for Shane O'Connor, the late son of singer Sinead O'Connor in Dublin, Ireland, January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

A general view of the entrance to Newlands Cross crematorium in Dublin, Ireland, January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Flowers are seen at Newlands Cross crematorium for Shane O'Connor, the late son of singer Sinead O'Connor in Dublin, Ireland, January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Flowers are seen at Newlands Cross crematorium for Shane O'Connor, the late son of singer Sinead O'Connor in Dublin, Ireland, January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Guards of honour stand after carrying the coffin bearing former Cambodian Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh, who died in France on November 28 at age 77, to the crematorium during a cremation ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, December 8, 2021. REUTERS/Cindy Liu 

A crematorium is seen during the cremation ceremony of former Cambodian Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh, who died in France on November 28 at age 77, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, December 8, 2021. REUTERS/Cindy Liu 

Buddhist monks walk in front of a crematorium during the cremation ceremony of former Cambodian Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh, who died in France on November 28 at age 77, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, December 8, 2021. REUTERS/Cindy Liu 

A coffin with sign "risk of infection" is seen in the Meissen crematorium amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Meissen, Germany, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

A coffin with sign "Covid 19" is seen in the Meissen crematorium amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Meissen, Germany, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

A coffin with sign "Covid" is seen in the Meissen crematorium amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Meissen, Germany, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

An employee carries coffins of people who passed away in the Meissen crematorium amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Meissen, Germany, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

A coffin with sign "Covid 19" is seen in the Meissen crematorium amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Meissen, Germany, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

An employee walks through a room full of coffins of people who passed away in the Meissen crematorium, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Meissen, Germany, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

A coffin of a person who passed away is burned in the Meissen cremation furnace amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Meissen, Germany, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

An employee checks coffins of people who passed away in the Meissen crematorium, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Meissen, Germany, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

An employee prepares coffins for incineration in the Meissen crematorium amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Meissen, Germany, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

A coffin with sign "Covid 19" is seen in the Meissen crematorium amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Meissen, Germany, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

An employee carries coffins of people who passed away in the Meissen crematorium, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Meissen, Germany, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

A coffin with sign "Covid 19" is seen in the Meissen crematorium amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Meissen, Germany, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

A coffin of a person who passed away is burned in the Meissen crematory amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Meissen, Germany, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

A coffin with sign "urgently" is seen in the Meissen crematorium amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Meissen, Germany, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

A coffin of a person who passed away is burned in the Meissen crematory amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Meissen, Germany, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

A coffin of a person who passed away is burned in the Meissen crematory amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Meissen, Germany, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

An employee prepares coffins for incineration in the Meissen crematorium amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Meissen, Germany, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

An employee checks coffins of people who passed away in the Meissen crematorium, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Meissen, Germany, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel 

Women sit next to a placard near a crematorium where people are protesting against the alleged rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

Undertakers from Hock Thai Funeral prepare to cremate the body of a person who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium in Klang, Malaysia August 1, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng 

Undertakers from Hock Thai Funeral prepare to cremate the body of a person who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium in Klang, Malaysia August 1, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng 

Undertakers from Hock Thai Funeral prepare to cremate the body of a person who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium in Klang, Malaysia August 1, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng 

Undertakers from Hock Thai Funeral prepare to cremate the body of a person who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium in Klang, Malaysia August 1, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng 

A crematorium employee walks near the pyre of the victims who died due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 27, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana 

Crematorium employees wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) prepare firewoods before cremation of the bodies of victims who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 27, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana 

Crematorium employees wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry a coffin before cremation of the victims who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 27, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana 

A crematorium employee wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) collects ash after cremation of the bodies of victims who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 27, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana 

A crematorium employee prepares firewoods before cremation of the bodies of victims who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 27, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana 

A man cremates his relative Hatayben Bharwad, 58, who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium in Ahmedabad, India, June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave 

Health workers carry the body of a person, who died from complications related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), for cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Health workers wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as they prepare to carry the body of a person, who died from complications related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), for cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

Health workers carry the body of a person, who died from complications related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), for cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, June 10, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

A crematorium employee empties a container with cremated bones and ashes from the body of a person who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Parque Cementerio Zipaquira, in Zipaquira, Colombia June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita 

Smoke rises from the chimney of the Parque Cementerio Zipaquira crematorium where people who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are cremated, in Zipaquira, Colombia June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita 

Crematorium employees remove a coffin of a person who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from a hearse, at the Parque Cementerio Zipaquira, in Zipaquira, Colombia June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita 

A crematorium employee collects the ashes from the body of a person who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), after the cremation at Parque Cementerio Zipaquira, in Zipaquira, Colombia June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita 

A crematorium employee touches a wooden box to store the ashes of a person who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), after the cremation at Parque Cementerio Zipaquira, in Zipaquira, Colombia June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita 

A crematorium employee disinfects a face mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Parque Cementerio Zipaquira, in Zipaquira, Colombia June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita