Segregated graves extend Covid-19 isolation in Greek city

While the burial regulations add to the grief of survivors, some health experts question if they serve an actual public health purpose. File picture: Pexels

Covid-19 victims are enduring harrowing isolation even after death in Thessaloniki, the city in Greece most acutely affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Under rules set by city authorities, people who were infected with the virus must be buried in segregated plots at two local cemeteries.