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A team from the Uttar Pradesh state government preparing to test locals for Covid-19 in Khalidpur village, Meerut district.
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MEERUT, UTTAR PRADESH - Mr Sobir Singh had asked for a lassi. But the ailing 65-year-old died before taking a sip of the yogurt-based drink his son brought him.
"I made him sit up, but he simply collapsed on the bed," said Mr Sonu Chaudhary, 38.

