The first child in the UK known to have died after testing positive for coronavirus has been buried without his immediate family present as they self-isolate.
The coffin carrying the body of 13-year-old was lowered into the ground by four people wearing protective clothing, gloves and face masks at a cemetery in south-east London.
None of Ismail's immediate family were able to attend after two of his six siblings began displaying symptoms of the virus. A ceremony at the Eternal Gardens dedicated Muslim burial ground in Kemnal Park, Chislehurst, was held on Friday afternoon, led by Shaykh Sharif Zain.A small crowd of mourners stood apart from each other in prayer, as they observed social distancing guidelines.Ismail, from Brixton, south