Consultation group looked at how to manage Covid deaths

Former Archbishop of Dublin raised issue of harshness of people seeing relatives brought to ICU or hospital and then never seeing [them] again. File Picture

Funeral directors falling sick, elderly priests cocooning, and the “high emotional impact” of seeing somebody brought to ICU and not being seen again were among the concerns raised at a special committee on how to manage deaths during Covid-19.

The details are contained in the minutes of a bereavement consultation group set up by the Government in the early days of the pandemic.