Health, local council personnel conduct funerals in strict compliance with SOPs
Updated 5 years ago · Published on 04 Feb 2021 11:23AM
Petaling Jaya City Council personnel unloading a coffin bearing the body of a Covid-19 victim at the Kota Damansara Muslim cemetery. – SAIRIEN NAFIS/The Vibes pic, February 4, 2021
by Sairien Nafis
KUALA LUMPUR – Covid-19 has claimed more than 800 lives in Malaysia, a grim and devastating reminder of the need for the public to always have their guard up against the disease.
Due to the cause of death, victims’ funerals are carried out strictly in accordance with health and safety standard operating procedures.
The funerals are handled by health and local council personnel, and only a few close family members are allowed to be present, to pay their last respects.
Burials and cremations are done quickly, and the personal protective equipment worn by frontliners destroyed afterwards.
The Vibes photographer SAIRIEN NAFIS captures solemn scenes at the Kota Damansara Muslim cemetery in Petaling Jaya and Nirvana Memorial Park in Shah Alam. – The Vibes, February 4, 2021
Health personnel seen at the Kota Damansara Muslim cemetery. – The Vibes pic, February 4, 2021Disinfectant is sprayed on the shrouded remains of a Covid-19 victim at the Kota Damansara Muslim cemetery. – The Vibes pic, February 4, 2021PJ City Council personnel readying to lower a body into a grave at the Kota Damansara Muslim cemetery. – The Vibes pic, February 4, 2021An excavator is used to fill a grave at the Kota Damansara Muslim cemetery. – The Vibes pic, February 4, 2021Tombstones for Covid-19 victims seen at the Kota Damansara Muslim cemetery. – The Vibes pic, February 4, 2021Only a limited number of close family members are allowed at funerals amid the Covid-19 pandemic. – The Vibes pic, February 4, 2021A coffin containing the body of a Covid-19 victim is brought to the Nirvana Memorial Park in Shah Alam. – The Vibes pic, February 4, 2021Health personnel making final preparations to cremate the body of a Covid-19 victim. – The Vibes pic, February 4, 2021A health worker disinfects a cremator after use at the Nirvana Memorial Park. – The Vibes pic, February 4, 2021Grieving family members look on at the Nirvana Memorial Park. – The Vibes pic, February 4, 2021Protective gear worn by health personnel is burned following a funeral at the Nirvana Memorial Park. – The Vibes pic, February 4, 2021Smoke comes out of the crematorium at the Nirvana Memorial Park. – The Vibes pic, February 4, 2021
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