Army to help arrange funerals of Covid-19 victims
The Armys funeral division has been told to help with the funerals for Covid-19 victims.
Army chief General Narongphan Jitkaewtae on Friday issued the order to the funeral divisions under Quartermaster Department of every Army corps.
“Every Army corps has a funeral division, which is responsible for arranging the funeral for Army personnel who died in action,” said Narongphan.
“They collect the body, identify the deceased with help from the relatives and then dress up the body for cremation.”
The Army chief added that the funeral division can adapt their skill and knowledge in dead body collection in the battlefield to help relatives of Covid-19 victims prepare for the funeral.