These are the guidelines for funeral directors. The advice is changing daily,but the emphasis is on minimising gatherings,having memorials post funerals, to keep gatherings/services to a maximum of 10 people, to practice social distancing.
As a funeral director it has been a difficult week, how do you tell bereaved families to not do the one thing that comes naturally when grieving? I have had to tell loved ones not to sit next to each other, try to refrain from hugging and to keep a distance. It is a confusing time and delays and confusion take their toll on families.
If I don't enforce these measures...it means I might have to see some of these families members again very soon...I don't want to see you. If you love someone...stay away from them!
If my staff are having to self isolate because someone can't follow government guidelines then that is 10 other funerals not carried out on time, that is 10 families that face a delay in getting to say goodbye to their loved one. If you have any sympathy for those families...stay away from others now!
Social distancing is not that difficult, don't complicate it, don't justify, don't kind of do it when it suits you.