The Nunatsiavut Government wishes to remind Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement that under the Provincial Public Health (COVID-19) Protection Order issued March 31, public funerals, visitations and wakes are prohibited, and burials are restricted to no more than five people (including the officiant).
All those attending burials must remain at least two metres (six feet) apart at all times. No more than five people are allowed to dig the grave, and social distancing protocols must be followed. Pallbearers (up to four) are required to place the deceased at gravesites and vacate the area prior to burial. Following graveside services, the five participants (which includes the officiant) must vacate the area so that the body can be buried.
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