Bury the dead now, conduct funerals later - Moderator of Presbyterian Church

The Moderator of the General Assembly of Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rt. Rev. Prof. Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante, has asked Agents of the church to impress upon their members who have deceased relatives in the mortuaries to bury them quickly and hold the final funeral rites later.

According to him, although it does not interest them and tradition, we are not in normal times and the mortuaries are getting full with corpse, therefore, they must do something a little differently in the midst of the COVID 19 pandemic.

The Moderator said as the mortuaries are overflowing, it is not safe, therefore, they must adjust some of their activities to withstand the season adding the Lord will take care of us through this period so they should keep the faith.

President Akufo-Addo on Sunday extended the ban on public gatherings until the end of May 2020.

He announced this during his ninth address to the nation since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the country.

Per the extension, there will continue to be a ban on public gatherings such as the holding of conferences, workshops, parties, night clubs, drinking spots, beaches, festivals, political rallies, religious activities and sporting events.

Also, all educational facilities, private and public, will remain closed.