Bereavement care sector treading with caution


Chairs are set 1m apart from each other in Nirvana funeral parlours.

The rising death toll of Covid-19 cases has those in the bereavement care sector taking a cautious stand in terms of their daily operations.

One organisation in Petaling Jaya decided to close its parlours, cemetery and crematorium for the duration of the movement control order (MCO) due to fears that those coming to its cemetery for Qing Ming rituals and funeral attendees may worsen the spread of infection.

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