Gravediggers work quietly in the background

Taking care of the dead: Yazrul (front centre), standing with his colleagues, says they try to do their best to give Covid-19 victims a proper send-off by reciting prayers after the burial at the Taman Selatan cemeteries in Putrajaya. — Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: “The recitation of Al-Fatihah and prayers are offered as final gifts from us to the deceased of Covid-19,” said Yazrul Ekhzan.

According to the staff member of the Putrajaya Corporation cemetery and crematorium sub-unit, there was a time when he felt “lonely” when handling the remains of Covid-19 patients as no next of kin was allowed to accompany the deceased on their final journey.