Procedures to be followed when handling and disposing of mortal remains during the COVID-19 State of Disaster were amended on Friday and are immediately effective, notes Pam Saxby in a Legalbrief Policy Watch report. They apply to mortuaries, undertakers, crematoria, burials and all related activities, replacing the relevant sub-directions in a directive issued on 17 July 2020.
This is noting the special measures taken when handling COVID-19 remains. A sub-direction allowing people entering South Africa to apply for and be granted exemption from quarantine has been removed.
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[link url="https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/202007/43533gon796.pdf"]Directive[/link]