Rising Covid-19 deaths forces Jawi to use backhoes, speed up funerals
Some days see more than 30 bodies buried, says Federal Territories director
The Islamic Religious Department rents backhoes to dig holes before skilled diggers take over to prepare the graves, and also to help cover them. – Pixabay pic, August 1, 2021
KUALA LUMPUR – The recent hike in the number of Covid-19 fatalities has forced the funeral management team to use backhoes to dig graves at several Muslim cemeteries in the city in efforts to accelerate funeral services.
Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) director Datuk Mohd Ajib Ismail said the team sometimes had to bury more than 30 bodies a day at the Muslim cemeteries on the KL-Karak Highway in Taman Selaseh and in Bukit Kiara.
“Jawi had to take proactive measures by renting a backhoe to dig holes before our skilled diggers take over to prepare the graves.
“We also use the machine to help cover the graves. All this is done to speed up the funeral process,” he said.
The Covid-19 Special Funeral Management Team manages funerals at hospitals and medical centres around Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Labuan, comprising 74 Jawi staff, 21 staff from the Malaysian Islamic Development Department, and 18 from the Armed Forces Religious Corps, including 37 volunteer diggers and 54 volunteer van drivers.
He said the team handled the remains of Covid-19 patients from several hospitals including Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Ampang Hospital, Tuanku Muhriz Chancellor’s Hospital, University of Malaya Medical Centre, National Heart Institute, Cheras Rehabilitation Hospital, Putrajaya Hospital, and the National Cancer Institute.
Ajib said that so far the highest number of remains the team had to manage in a day was 93 last Sunday, while yesterday the number logged 74 bodies.
As of this morning, the team has buried a total of 2,352 Covid-19 victims aged between 41 to 80 years from March last year.
Ajib said he was thankful for the close cooperation from various agencies and volunteers that helped the team facilitate funerals, adding that Jawi and the team strove to ensure that all funeral arrangements for Covid-19 victims would be conducted according to syariah. – Bernama, August 1, 2021
KUALA LUMPUR – The recent hike in the number of Covid-19 fatalities has forced the funeral management team to use backhoes to dig graves at several Muslim cemeteries in the city in efforts to accelerate funeral services.
Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) director Datuk Mohd Ajib Ismail said the team sometimes had to bury more than 30 bodies a day at the Muslim cemeteries on the KL-Karak Highway in Taman Selaseh and in Bukit Kiara.
“Jawi had to take proactive measures by renting a backhoe to dig holes before our skilled diggers take over to prepare the graves.
“We also use the machine to help cover the graves. All this is done to speed up the funeral process,” he said.
The Covid-19 Special Funeral Management Team manages funerals at hospitals and medical centres around Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Labuan, comprising 74 Jawi staff, 21 staff from the Malaysian Islamic Development Department, and 18 from the Armed Forces Religious Corps, including 37 volunteer diggers and 54 volunteer van drivers.
He said the team handled the remains of Covid-19 patients from several hospitals including Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Ampang Hospital, Tuanku Muhriz Chancellor’s Hospital, University of Malaya Medical Centre, National Heart Institute, Cheras Rehabilitation Hospital, Putrajaya Hospital, and the National Cancer Institute.
Ajib said that so far the highest number of remains the team had to manage in a day was 93 last Sunday, while yesterday the number logged 74 bodies.
As of this morning, the team has buried a total of 2,352 Covid-19 victims aged between 41 to 80 years from March last year.
Ajib said he was thankful for the close cooperation from various agencies and volunteers that helped the team facilitate funerals, adding that Jawi and the team strove to ensure that all funeral arrangements for Covid-19 victims would be conducted according to syariah. – Bernama, August 1, 2021
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Malaysia reports 160 more Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours
Malaysia reports 160 more Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours
Workers in personal protective equipment bury the body of a Covid-19 victim at the Muslim cemetery in Section 21, Shah Alam, July 10, 2021. ― Picture by Hari Anggara
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — A total of 160 more Covid-19 related deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, a day after the expiration of the six-month period of Emergency.
A tweet by the Ministry of Health (MOH) revealed the new figures brought the cumulative death toll to 9,184 deaths, with a fatality rate of 0.81 per cent.
MOH’s tweet also revealed that there are 1,059 Covid-19 patients currently warded in intensive care units (ICUs) nationwide, with more than half, or 531 of them requiring breathing assistance.
Malaysia today reported 17,150 new Covid-19 infections, with the total number of confirmed infections now at 1,130,422.
A tweet by the Ministry of Health (MOH) revealed the new figures brought the cumulative death toll to 9,184 deaths, with a fatality rate of 0.81 per cent.
MOH’s tweet also revealed that there are 1,059 Covid-19 patients currently warded in intensive care units (ICUs) nationwide, with more than half, or 531 of them requiring breathing assistance.
Malaysia today reported 17,150 new Covid-19 infections, with the total number of confirmed infections now at 1,130,422.
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