The time between death and burial is traditionally a week or more, so that mourners can travel from different parts of the country or from abroad, to come and collectively grieve.
On Wednesday, the virus death toll jumped by a record 572 over the previous 24 hours, taking the total of fatalities to 5,940. But experts suggest this could be an understatement. At Avbob Funeral Service in Soweto, branch manager Gladwin Madlala was busy attending to a handful of mourners who had come to view a body.
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