
Quarantine and pandemic are no exception. How is this industry to lessen the risk to society by limiting face to face interactions, especially for those in higher-risk categories – the elderly or those immunocompromised, while at the same time providing a service honoring the life of the deceased? The funeral industry is in a precarious situation attempting to balance the need to say final good-byes and at the same time protecting the health of those left behind. Navigating the uncharted and fluid changes thrust upon Funeral Directors by COVID-19 can feel overwhelming.


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