A crematorium in Jingzhou province in China serves as custodian of ashes of patients who died from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) because funerals are banned, Reuters reported.
The report quoted a crematorium worker saying that relatives are unable to retrieve the ashes of their loved ones because they are under quarantine.
“No farewells, no ceremonies are allowed,” Sheng said.
Since the epidemic started there is a change in way of life in China, the origin of the virus, as well as burial practices.
Bereaved families have not been able to hold funerals since Feb. 1.
There are no overnight vigils, white mourning clothes, and no visitors.
Instead, there are the crematorium workers with their surgical outfits with blue coveralls and hair covers that look like blue shower caps.
“The hospital workers are working very hard but so are the funeral workers,” Sheng said.
China has recorded more than 81,000 coronavirus infections and 3,300 deaths. Most of the cases are found in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province where the virus is believed to have originated from its wet market in particular.
