{"id":15037,"date":"2022-05-26T09:15:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T09:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/vagaries-of-pandemic-in-funeral-parlors"},"modified":"2022-05-26T09:38:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T09:38:04","slug":"vagaries-of-pandemic-in-funeral-parlors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/vagaries-of-pandemic-in-funeral-parlors","title":{"rendered":"Vagaries of pandemic in funeral parlors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>With the ongoing spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), many countries have devised strategies and unfamiliar responses to keep this deadly virus at bay.<\/p>\n

The funeral parlor industry has for long and continues to serve individuals and families during the final stages of a person\u2019s life. The industry, as Coronavirus continues to claim lives, is needed.<\/p>\n

Informative<\/b><\/p>\n

Newspaper approached one player in the funeral parlor industry, Lesotho Funeral Services Director Kutloano Sello to get sense of how the Covid-19 health regulations and protocols have affected this business.<\/p>\n

He said they have secured enough Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), having already capacitated their morgue attendants on handling of Covid-19 corpses.<\/p>\n

The Lesotho Funeral Services Director also noted that morticians have been capacitated in Coronavirus related training, conducted by the then National Emergency Command Center(NECC), now National Covid-19<\/p>\n

Secretariat (NACOSEC). He further highlighted the need for an audience as per NACOSEC and government to discuss regulations and modalities going forward.<\/p>\n

He made an anecdote of the provision of land to be allocated for cemeteries should the mortality rate increase on account of the pandemic. About the looming cultural change concerning<\/p>\n

how Basotho have been conducting funerals and handling the corpse, he challenged the nation to look into cremation instead. He pointed out also that with time people might wish to<\/p>\n

abandon the practice of mass catering at funerals. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister (PM) Dr. Majoro in his recent nation address on Covid-19 status, warned the members of the<\/p>\n

public to consider adjusting certain norms. He insists that funerals should be attended by family members and a maximum of 10 men for hard labor. This is also in line with the guidelines to<\/p>\n

avert the spread of the virus as per the May 27 statement of Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) about funeral attendance \u201c\u2026modified funeral<\/p>\n

arrangements such as limiting attendance at funerals held shortly after the time of death to a small number of immediate family members\u2026. \u201d The center further warns against long observed<\/p>\n

funeral rites and rituals such as touching the deceased\u2019s body and other ceremonial objects. Sello said by nature of their business they are \u201csuper spreaders.<\/p>\n

\u201d He however quipped that their conduct when it comes to<\/p>\n

handling the corpse is informed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and NACOSEC guidelines and prevention protocols. When asked how the pandemic era has impacted<\/p>\n

their normal operations he said \u201cwe treat every corps as a Covid-19 suspect. \u201d He said other factors such as reviewing fee rates will be considered once the pandemic resultant death toll numbers swell at<\/p>\n

proportional levels. However he said his funeral parlor is worried at the increasing rate at which they collect corpses from South Africa (SA). Despite not reaching a high death toll,<\/p>\n

Lesotho has recorded 12 deaths as of Sunday July 26, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) published Covid-19 results. In a recent televised speech Dr.<\/p>\n

Majoro said his led administration aspires for a low reproduction rate of Coronavirus infections. The PM further insisted that there are some norms that need to be abandoned as a result of the virus, which continues to necessitate<\/p>\n

that people adapt to new ways of living and interactions so as to minimize the spread. Similarly, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr.<\/p>\n

Tedros Ghebreyesus said \u201c\u2026all countries are at risk of the virus [Coronavirus]\u2026\u201d He further went on to advise that \u201cwe need strong government leadership and coordination of comprehensive strategies that are communicated clearly and consistently.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Lesotho<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. With the ongoing spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), many countries have devised strategies and unfamiliar responses to keep this deadly virus at bay. The funeral parlor industry has for long and continues to serve individuals and families during the final stages of a person\u2019s life. 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