Grenada on Monday announced new measures regarding the burial of persons who have succumbed to the COVID-19 pandemic as the island deals with an “unprecedented” number of daily deaths from the pandemic since August.
It said that the measures would come into effect from Wednesday and that all burials from deaths due to the pandemic will be done within 72 hours from the time of the certification of the death.
“Persons dying from the COVID infection will not be embalmed (and) up to two persons will be allowed to view the body at the funeral home for identification purposes only. After the body is identified, the coffin or casket will be permanently sealed”.
The statement said that while families will have the option to cremate or bury their loved ones “accommodations will be made for bodies requiring special rights in preparation for burial”
The authorities said that funerals will only take place between 9.00 am to noon extending by two hours only with police permission “when there are more bodies to be buried on a given day that can be realistically be done within these hours”.
The statement said that funerals in Grenada will take place only at the cemetery.
