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Comment
. 2021 Jun 7;43(2):e267-e268.
doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa211.

Changing landscapes of death and burial practices: public health response in time of COVID-19 pandemic

Philip Joseph D Sarmiento  1
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Changing landscapes of death and burial practices: public health response in time of COVID-19 pandemic

Philip Joseph D Sarmiento. J Public Health (Oxf). .

Abstract

In a recent correspondence published in this journal, the author calls for spiritual interventions for the living and the dead that be considered by the medical community especially in the time of COVID-19. This paper further elaborates on the need to consider the death and burial practices of bereaved families of patients who died of COVID-19 with strict observance of health protocols. Death and burial practices are significant moments in finding meaning for bereaved families in accepting the demise of their loved ones during this pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; burial practices; death; public health.

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