In a country where the bars are open, the stadiums are full, and where we supposedly have the best hospital, the best plan, etc., I think it's time to humanize these burials.

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— Ementes Technologies Fri Jul 09 02:37:35 +0000 2021

A few days ago the husband of a friend of mine died of covid-19. She was negative, as was her son, the mother of the deceased and her sister. But, even though she wanted to at least say a few words at her funeral, she couldn't. Instead, she had to film the MINSAL's PPE suits and sirens. I found it, frankly, horrible. And she confirmed it to me. “Carmen”, she told me, “how is it possible that they fill a stadium but they didn't let them say a prayer at my husband's grave? The coffin was sealed, we were negative and with PCR tests. They could have buried it and then let us have some solace. It is an injustice.” I agree. The dead was less a source of contagion than bowling in the stadium. In the same way, I found out about a parish that was able to bury its priest right there, but they had to close all activities for more than what a quarantine requires for “ prevent contagion." It seemed ridiculous to me because in the days before Father's death, everything was carried out normally, and because most of the parishioners use public transport. Why was the parish designated as a focus of infection? Why was a deceased by covid buried there? As far as I know, no company has closed because a collaborator dies of covid, not to mention schools, which only close one section, ten or fifteen days. I asked some doctors about the need to keep PPE suits, sirens, etc. . The general response was no, that it is no longer necessary because a person can still be infected at a wedding. And no, it is not necessary to cease activities of any kind. So, I ask: why do we continue to deny a decent burial and valid mourning to those who die of covid-19 and their families? What is the point of continuing to spread terror? Wouldn't a sealed box suffice? The truth is that we now live with the virus every day. And, as some told me, it is an open secret that many families who have relatives who died of covid do not notify them because they want to give them a decent funeral. That is very dangerous for everyone. But as long as the gloomy burials continue… There is what is called a grieving process. I understand that these funerals were necessary in the early days of the pandemic. But, in a country where the bars are open, the stadiums are full, and where we supposedly have the best hospital, the best plan, etc., I think it's time to humanize these burials. Obviously, you can't have a two-day wake-and you shouldn't even have it in cases where the death is not from the virus, because there can be contagion. And there should be no wake, period. But you can't continue with this horror show for years either, because we're going for a long time. And, in addition, it is an unnecessary expense. And, as my friend told me, “you are marked. Imagine that I was negative and, when I went out, people refused to approach me. They didn't even sell me in the store.” How about allowing the people to mourn their dead? I think we are the only country that continues with these nuclear war burials. The virus is here to stay and we are going to live with it and we are going to cry for the departure of many for it. It is time to generate a more humane protocol to allow families to begin their cycle of mourning. Educator, specialist in Marketing with Public Policy Studies.

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