Funerals in São Paulo for coronavirus victims take place with closed coffins and a one-hour wake.
At the Vila Nova Cachoeirinha Cemetery, in the North Zone, a 49-year-old valet who died of Covid-19 5 days after developing a fever was buried.
247 - The funeral service of the São Paulo City Hall has instructed funeral homes and cemeteries in São Paulo that families should avoid holding wakes for people who died from coronavirus and that wakes and burials should be conducted with closed and sealed coffins.
If the family chooses to hold a wake, it must be limited to 10 people per room and last a maximum of one hour, with the coffin sealed.information is from the G1 portal.
In Brazil, there have already been 34 deaths from the disease, 30 of them in the city of São Paulo. Nationwide, there are more than 1.800 confirmed cases. The majority of those infected were over 60 years old and had comorbidities.