Changing face of funerals
As the elderly woman grieved for her husband, she muttered under her breath:"Why don't we have fu qi ? Why does my husband have to die at the wrong time?"
Instead, three of his grandchildren had to turn back and walk home shortly after the funeral foot procession began, since no more than 10 persons were allowed at the crematorium due to stringent circuit breaker measures. Like Singapore, countries worldwide are coming up with new ways of dealing with death as countries struggle to cope with the coronavirus. In France, for example, children have been banned from the bedsides of their dying parents for fear of bringing the virus into nursing homes.
A spokesman for Assisi Hospice said the family members of its patients still choose to have wakes but have reduced their duration to a maximum of three days. She added that for the two to three days after a death, relatives and friends will usually visit the homes to offer comfort and support."But this time no one could come. I told my family to keep praying for strength instead."
Mr Timothy Liu, chief executive of Dover Park Hospice, said some family members are affected by the limits on wake attendance.
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