The Japanese government is finding ways to allow people whose loved ones have died of COVID-19 to bid a final farewell in person. | AsiaNewsNetwork
The body inside the transparent body bag in the coffin was her husband, Masao. She leaned toward her husband’s body and said, “Thank you for such wonderful memories.”
During that period, Hiroko had been unable to meet her husband in person and was also unable to be by his bedside when he died. The guidelines state the risk of infection from such bodies is low if they are properly placed and contained within body bags. They require related parties to try to give family members an opportunity to view the body, so they can bid a final farewell.
“As funeral ceremony halls are places where people have one last opportunity to directly see the faces or bodies of the deceased, we want to give consideration to bereaved family members,” an official of the city government’s environment and facility section said. “Based on our exchanges with funeral service companies, we judged that seeing the deceased for the last time is possible if measures to prevent infection are properly implemented.