One of the country's biggest operators of private crematoriums has banned mourners from kissing and hugging because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Westerleigh Group has introduced new strict social distancing measures for all future funerals as fears over COVID-19 intensify.
The killer virus has claimed 137 lives in the UK and there have been in total 2,626 cases. A spokesman for the company said: "We are not restricting the number of mourners, but we are asking everyone to observe a sensible space between each other when they attend a service. "We are also asking for anyone who has the symptoms of the coronavirus not to attend any services. "We want to reduce the chances of the virus being passed on. "We will ask mourners to avoid
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