WHO gives some guidelines on the matter, which say that relatives might attend the funerals but should avoid touching the dead body. Some are abandoning the dead bodies of relatives in fear of contracting the virus, while some are hiding their travel history when forced to go to hospital. WHO’s suggestionsWHO first followed the same guidelines as given for the disposal of dead bodies of people infected by Ebola like diseases and advised cremating the bodies irrespective of religion. Except in cases of hemorrhagic fevers (such as Ebola, Marburg) and cholera, dead bodies are generally not infectious, it added. Relatives of coronavirus suspected deceased are refusing to come and bury them properly for fear of being infected.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 04, 2020 14:15 UTC