Covid-19: Funeral staff under pressure
By Tim Maby As the number of deaths from Covid-19 is quickly increasing, undertakers are worrying that they, like health staff, lack adequate protective equipment and training. The need for the speedy disposal of bodies is also causing considerable concern among some faith groups. In a briefing for the Religion Media Centre, Jenny Uzzell, a […]
Coronavirus and religion – update 25 March
By Aina Khan, 25 March 2020 More than 400,000 people have signed up to volunteer with the National Health Service in a single day in a recruitment drive aimed at relieving pressure on the NHS. Among them are retired medics and final-year student nurses and medics. The funeral of Fuad Nahdi, a prominent Muslim interfaith […]
Faith in the time of plague: how medical staff cope
By Andrew Brown 25 March 2020 Between 30,000 and 70,000 people will die of the coronavirus in Britain this year, according to calculations released yesterday, and frontline health workers will be present for almost all these deaths. How will they bear the strain, and will their faith help them? A Christian emergency nurse practitioner married […]
