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Lockdown could prompt lasting change in the way funerals are conducted

by Alastair Gossip
May 19 2020, 10.03pm Updated: May 28 2020, 2.23pm
© PAMembers of the emergency services and public line the streets of Campbeltown to pay tribute as the funeral cortege of Ambulance Paramadic Robert Black who died from COVID 19 last weekend passes.
Members of the emergency services and public line the streets of Campbeltown to pay tribute as the funeral cortege of Ambulance Paramadic Robert Black who died from COVID 19 last weekend passes.

With lockdown restrictions limiting the number of mourners able to pay their final respects to loved ones, Alastair Gossip explores whether the disruption could leave a permanent mark on how funerals are carried out

A north-east funeral director believes the coronavirus pandemic could make a lasting impression on how people mark the death of their loved ones.

Current social distancing rules only allowing immediate family to attend services and have halted many of the traditional practices we are accustomed to.

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