Funeral services at most churches, synagogues, temples and mosques have been suspended indefinitely by social-distancing orders meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus. In some Jewish families, shiva, a weeklong mourning period, is taking place on the videoconferencing app Zoom. While managing this surge, funeral homes are also struggling to keep up with the fast-changing rules that are upending ancient traditions. But it had everything to do with the reason his 18 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren could not attend his funeral services in New Jersey. For funeral homes, even a final act — delivering cremated remains to relatives of patients who died of COVID-19 — requires extreme caution, Rudolph said.

Source: bd News24 April 11, 2020 05:03 UTC