One in four funerals delayed as coronavirus deaths surge

Funeral directors are struggling to keep up with the high number of deaths in December, caused partly by the surge in coronavirus infections during the autumn. The country’s largest undertaker, Dela, said around one in four funerals could not be arranged within the legal limit of six days because of coronavirus-related issues. In addition to the high demand on crematoria and chapels, funerals are being delayed because family members are in quarantine or unable to travel home from abroad in...