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As funerals become Covid-19 super-spreader events, officials call for a break with customs

Touching the dead could be fatal for the living. (Sharon McCutcheon/Unsplash)
After largely escaping the first wave of Covid-19 infections, Limpopo has seen a rapid increase in infections. Provincial leaders say funerals are to blame, and urge mourners to avoid gathering and adjust certain customs.
Bathing and dressing up a deceased loved one, or gathering before the burial are integral parts of grieving for my cultures in South Africa. Yet, as deaths mount due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials are urging citizens to find new funeral practices to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Last year, Limpopo was among the provinces with least number of reported positive cases. Since the beginning of 2021, the province has seen a rapid rise in the number of positive Covid-19 cases reported daily. Funerals have been singled out as so-called super spreader events in the province, officials in the Covid-19 Provincial Command Council (PCC) said this week. This is despite national reg ....

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Vaccine good news as South Africa grapples with record Covid-19 infections

Remembering the lives lost to Covid-19. (Eyasu Etsub/Unsplash)
Government appeals to calm as Covid-19 infections pass 20 000 in 24 hours. The country has logged over 800 daily Coronavirus deaths for the first time since the outbreak, while new cases also hit a record high. Still, a vaccine announcement could bring hope.
With funeral parlours struggling to cope and hospitals overwhelmed, South Africa is in the throes of a major surge of the Covid-19 pandemic. With record deaths and infections, officials are concerned, but the vaccine brings some hope.
In 24 hours, 844 people lost their lives to Covid-19 on Wednesday. On Thursday, 441, pushing the death toll 31,809. For two days in a row, the number of new infections approaching 21,000. ....

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