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Covid-19 victims to be buried by family members- Ministry of Health
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The Ministry of Health has given a statements that COVID-19 victims will be buried by their family members.
The Ministry of Health and the Uganda Red Cross initially have been handling burial of all COVID-19 fatalities in order to guarantee safe processes and protecting the community from contracting the Coronavirus.
According to Dr. Josephine Okwera, a member of the Uganda Red Cross, said that the ministry of health will now disinfect the body of the deceased, wrap it in a burial bag and hand it to family members for burial.