The Director General of Health Services has issued a circular comprising of the guidelines to be followed when burying the bodies of COVID-19 victims, the Health Ministry said. According to the guidelines, the relatives of the deceased should inform the Director/ Head of the health care institution (Where the death has occurred) of their desire to bury the corpse without delay. The Director of the hospital/ Head of the health care institution should obtain a written request from relatives for burial and the relatives need to provide a coffin in advance. “Religious activities are permitted only at hospital and the relatives or unauthorized persons are not permitted to obtain photographs, video and video calls in the health care institutions,” the guidelines further said. Only two relatives are permitted to be present at the burial.

Source: The Nation March 03, 2021 19:30 UTC