The Chief Executive of the Irish Hospice Foundation has said that many people are grieving in isolation in the wake of Covid-19 and need to be supported, as it launches a national bereavement support line.
It is the first national bereavement support line to be launched in Ireland and has been set up in conjunction with the HSE.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Sharon Foley said that as the country emerges from Covid-19 those bereaved by the virus or by any death will be feeling alone, isolated and disconnected.
She said that 9,500 people have died in Ireland since the Covid-19 pandemic hit and without the support of wakes or funerals or human contact, people are suffering.