Kenya eases burial rules amid crisis

Kenya has eased the strict rules governing funerals of victims of the coronavirus, seeking to reduce the emotional burden on families that have also had to contend with stigma surrounding COVID-19.

Kenya's director of health, Francis Kuria, said the Health Ministry on Tuesday had scaled down the protocols after research indicated that the virus can't be transmitted from corpses.

"We have finalized the revised protocols that are going to guide us while conducting burials moving forward," Kuria said.