For Carmen Christopher, the traditional way of planning and preparing a funeral had to take a back seat. Being Catholic and with lockdown restrictions, the family had to forego the traditional requiem mass and host a service.
"We were able to set up a livestream link and sent the link to relatives in them as well as family living in India and Australia. We were limited to 50 people and the livestream allowed them to 'attend' as well," she said. "We had to also ensure that we took details of each person just in case we needed to trace them if anyone tested positive for Covid-19. We had to report the funeral to the police," she said.
Since the implementation of the lockdown, he has livestreamed two funeral services for grieving families. Morton said it was both a sensitive and emotional time for families and he tried to make it as seamless and dignified as possible.
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