COVID-19: the risks for funeral directors

Roel Van Overmeire; Johan Bilsen

doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdaa089

COVID-19: the risks for funeral directors

Roel Van Overmeire, Johan Bilsen

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has already caused more than a 100 000 deceased worldwide, causing funeral directors to become overburdened. Consequently, some funeral homes are obliged to keep the deceased in refrigerated trucks until it is possible to bury or cremate them, or bodies are refused because of a shortage of capacity. Yet, to our knowledge, there are no studies currently being conducted on how this affects funeral directors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	655-655
Number of pages	1
Journal	Journal of Public Health (Oxford Journals)
Volume	42
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa089
Publication status	Published - 18 Aug 2020

Keywords

COVID-19
funeral
risk

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