OUPA MOKOENA

SAFETY precautions have been spelt out for the handling of those who die from Covid-19.

Mortician Alexander Twayi said the body had to be disinfected, then wrapped in three bags before being placed in a coffin and buried.

He said the first bag had to be transparent for identification by two members of the family.

“The family are allowed to see the body, but only two members are allowed,” he said.

The chief executive of a Bloemfontein-based funeral home said: “We have received an instruction from the medical teams of hospital and the Free

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