The two burials represent the many others which the Kenya Human Rights Commission described as burials without dignity. The number was initially curbed at only close family members before being reviewed upwards to 100. NEW PROTOCOLSLater in the year, the government went back to the drawing board to draft new burial protocols. The new guidelines allowed family members take over the burial of their relatives who succumb to the virus. “Going forward, families and communities will play a greater role in the burial of their loved ones who succumb to Covid-19,” Health CAS Mercy Mwangangi says.

Source: The Star March 11, 2021 02:03 UTC