OSLO: While the COVID-19 pandemic is ravaging the world, some of Norway's funeral homes have found themselves without work and have turned to the state for aid.
"So much so that some of the old and sick people who would have died in normal circumstances are still around," he added. Those included the closure of schools, bars and many public spaces, a ban on sports and cultural events and a curb on foreign travel. Norway for instance had six percent fewer deaths in May than a year earlier, and 13 percent fewer in June.
"With the outbreak of the coronavirus, many customers gave up the ceremony," director Henrik Tveter said, adding that the ceremony represents 60 per cent to 70 per cent of the price of a funeral.
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