Family slams police enforcement of social distancing laws at funerals
4 years, 8 months ago

Family slams police enforcement of social distancing laws at funerals

Daily Mail  

A grieving woman was dealt another heartbreaking blow when armed police stormed into her grandfather's funeral to enforce coronavirus social distancing restrictions. Mimi Becker said her funeral was also ruined when a funeral worker demanded she 'maintain social distancing' at her father's service Ms Kolovos spoke about her grandfather living through the Greek Civil War, the Cold War and military junta. The family weren't breaching any restrictions as all funeral attendees were members of the same household Victoria Police Protective Services Officers patrol the beach at St Kilda in Melbourne on Easter Monday She said later in the day that instead of reflecting on her father's life she found herself remembering the 'traumatic and distressing' treatment she had just experienced at his funeral. Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy said it was important Australia maintained social distancing measures for the time being, as every single undetected community transmission could infect a lot of people.

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