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The Government has relaxed the limit on the number of attendants to funerals and tangi at levels 2 to 50.
It had been established in only 10 attendees.
Starting Thursday, funeral directors can obtain a waiver to allow up to 50 people to attend a funeral, as long as the Ministry of Health is convinced that a number of public health measures, such as distancing, can be consistently followed. physical, good hand hygiene and lack of food. and drink congregations later.
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Dr. Ashley Bloomfield announced Tuesday that there were no new cases of coronavirus to report.
“Funerals are exceptional events and have been one of the most difficult areas of restriction we have considered in trying to avoid the double tragedy of losing a loved one and spreading the virus,” said Health Minister David Clark.
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The limit had caused great public outrage after it was observed that restaurants and cinemas could receive 100 guests as long as they were adequately distanced.
The government said the inconsistency between the two was due to the fact that people who attended funerals and tangi did so with the express purpose of comforting each other, unlike meetings in restaurants and cinemas.
Clark said funerals had been at the heart of many deadly groups abroad.
“Throughout the world, we have seen the virus spread in funerals, as well as a second wave of infection, just as countries were taking over the virus, like now.
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Jacinda Ardern noted that the changes are coming to the funeral and tangi rules.
“For example, a funeral for 100 people in the United States caused an outbreak that led to 30 deaths in one county, three funerals in South Africa resulted in 200 cases, and 143 cases in Canada have been linked to a funeral home,” he said. .
As a result of the changes, funeral directors will now register the funerals with the Ministry of Health and declare that the health requirements have been met.
