In Kobe, Japan, the local government has ordered transparent body bags for families who want a viewing of those who died of COVID-19. The transparent bags, opposed to the opaque white bags that most hospitals use, might give some families…
Concerns from Thailand that a dead body has transmitted the coronavirus
The Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine has released a letter with convincing information affirming death care professionals suspicions that the virus is still active in the dead. Won Sriwijitalai, of Bangkok’s RVT Medical Center, and Viroj Wiwanitkit, of China’s…
The global rise of car accessible funeral services
Deaths caused by COVID-19 are forcing funeral home workers to think outside the box. How can they provide comfort to their clients when all the traditional methods are no longer possible due to mandated isolation policies? To help families and…
Social Distancing is crashing death care stocks
Funeral homes may be busy, but lockdowns mean less ceremonies, which means less business. Turns out more deaths don’t equal more business for death care companies. The added value that funeral home services offer grieving families is becoming incredibly clear…
New CDC Report links a funeral to the initial spread of the coronavirus in Chicago
When a family member visited from out of state for a funeral they comforted loved one’s and unknowingly spread the coronavirus not only to family, but started a chain of contagion in the city of Chicago. On April 8th the…
Corona takes its toll on incinerator causing it to catch on fire
A local crematory catches fire as a result of the heavy usage needed to cremate corona victims. At Cognetta’s Funeral Home in Stamford, Connecticut a crematory chamber caught fire due to the overheating of one of it’s two incinerators. The…
Egyptian villages riot against the burial of COVID19 victim out of fear of contamination
Fear of contamination from COVID-19 victims led to two villages protesting to try and block a mourning family from laying their deceased loved one to rest. A retired physician passed from COVID-19 and when her family went to their vault…
New York’s funeral care policy changes to keep up with the influx of deaths
New York officials work to find solutions for the growing number of COVID-19 deceased that require final resting places. To help funeral directors in handling the influx of bodies, New York officials are temporarily changing regulations. From allowing out of…
New Orleans establishes an official death care task force
As the infection and death rates across Louisiana continue to grow the Mayor of New Orleans LaToya Cantrell wants to create a high level of safety around the dealing of the COVID-19 deceased and as such has set up a…
Traditional Pyres no longer possible for Indian COVID-19 victims
The Delhi neighborhood of Punjabi Bagh public cremation grounds has decided to no longer allow a pyre service to anyone who is confirmed to have passed from COVID-19. In India it’s common that families take their departed home after a…
