Funerals during the COVID-19 pandemic
On March 25th, 2020, the Ministry of Health published a handbook that defines guidelines on the "Dead body management in the context of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)". This handbook provides technical recommendations to avoid contamination of both health professionals, who handle these...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brazilian Research and Studies Blog
2020-08-01
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| Series: | BRaS Blog |
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| Online Access: | https://bras-center.com/funeral-during-covid-pandemic/ |
| Summary: | On March 25th, 2020, the Ministry of Health published a handbook that defines guidelines on the "Dead body management in the context of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)". This handbook provides technical recommendations to avoid contamination of both health professionals, who handle these bodies directly, and relatives during burials. Nonetheless, what do these guidelines mean regarding funerals on the relatives' perspective? What are the impacts of coronavirus on death rituals? |
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| ISSN: | 2701-4924 2701-4924 |