Chile virus deaths prompt short crematorium services

Chileans are having to say goodbye to ir loved ones without viewing ir loved ones for last time and in short ceremonies due to large number of daily funerals amid coronavirus pandemic.

Nicolas Bergerie, manr of crematorium La Recoleta, said that in a typical June, number of services were between eight and 10 per day.

w y do twice as many.

Chile has become a hot spot for virus despite aggressive government measures to control its spread.

South American nation has recorded more than 271,000 cases of coronavirus and 5,500 deaths, according to government figures.

Most infections and deaths are concentrated in capital, Santiago.

Bergerie said high number of deaths has produced an accelerated cultural change towards cremation.

crematorium takes fingerprints of bodies to give relatives peace of mind since many didn't get to see ir ill loved ones once y were admitted to hospital and hospitals turn over bodies in a body bag.