Medical doctor Panuwat Chutiwong of Chulalongkorn Hospital in Bangkok today (May 22, 2021) explains the steps you must take attending a cremation for a Covid-19 person.
Family members
- Do not open the bag containing the dead person
- Do not touch or pour water on the dead person
- All family members must wear face masks
- Practice social distancing and clean their hands with gel alcohol
Relatives
- Do not open the bag containing the body
- Do not touch the body
- Wear a face mask
- Practice social distancing and clean their hands with gel alcohol
Persons in charge of religious matters
- Do not open the body bag
- Monks and undertakers who must touch the coffin must wear protective suits, gloves and face masks
- Clean their hands after touching the dead body
- Clean the area where the cremation takes place
- All the religious measures must be finished within 24 hours
Attendants
All attendants must wear their face masks at all times
Clean their hands after touching public places
Practices social distancing
Do not stay long there
Take a bath, shampoo your hair and clean your body afterwards
If possible, do not join a cremation with a large number of people
Note: The information is provided by Medical Doctor Panuwat Chutiwong of Chulalongkorn Hospital
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