How to Organize a Funeral Amid COVID-19

by Govinda Funerals Govinda Funerals

COVID-19 has hit the world in the worst way that we had ever imagined. It has completely changed the way of living of everyone around the world. Due to this virus, many practices have got different guidelines to follow to help minimize the spread of this virus. In such events, the Australian Government has inflicted strict social distancing measures amid funerals and other activities where people gather together.

These new laws restrict the number of guests to attend the funeral and how they organize during rituals. Taking care of all the guidelines by the government, here are the safest and most preferred ways to organize funeral amid COVID-19.

Consider facilitating an Outside Service

Looking forward to the current scenario of the country, the Australian government has allowed up to 100 people to attend a funeral. Besides, it is also mandatory to keep at least a 1.5m distance between people for both outsides as well as inside service.

Since these are some restrictions on the number of attendees, one can restrict their budget and search for a medium place to hold the funeral. In such cases, our Indian Cremation Arrangements Sydney can be greatly helpful for you.

Live Streaming

As mentioned above, only up to 100 people can attend the funeral ceremony. In case, if you have more relatives or people keen to attend the funeral, you can allow them to attend it on live streaming using any video streaming platform. With the help of these platforms, your relatives, friends, or family member from anywhere across the world can attend the funeral.

In case, if you don't have the required technology or don't know how to arrange things for live streaming, your funeral director can help you with that and make things much easier for you.

Avoid Embalming if Possible

Bodies that passed from or are suspected of dying from the COVID-19 are not at all recommended to preserve as it is still unknown whether embalming is safe or not.

If you are preserving the demised body for a longer time, be advised to strictly follow the guidelines and preventions. But again, it is not recommended to preserve the dead body during this time.

Take care of health and safety of your family

It is highly recommended to follow the safety guidelines that the government has advised to safeguard your family from this novel coronavirus. In case, if any of the family members or relatives have mild or severe symptoms of the virus, immediately take medical assistance and keep them in self-isolation to prevent this virus from spreading.

So, these are some ways in which one can organize funerals amid COVID-19. Be sure to take care of all the above-mentioned things or take assistance from your funeral director.