With more than a million cases of the novel coronavirus globally, families have been grappling with how to say goodbye. As a result of the ongoing spread, the number of people allowed at a funeral is 10.
In many cases, funeral homes have begun harnessing social media and digital communications to broadcast services to family members in quarantine or abroad. “These numbers are people, and that’s a difficult thing,” said Michael Sargent, president of the Ontario Funeral Service Association. “To think how many families are suffering as a result of this.” With a surge in cases anticipated in the coming days, Sargent said he and his industry peers have been hard at work. “We would need to perform our duties 24/7 whereas before with hospitals,