The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on people who have been bereaved during the past year. This could be due to restrictions that prevented them from being with their loved ones when they passed away, or because of regulations on the conduct of funerals and the numbers of people permitted to attend. Restrictions on social gatherings have also affected people’s ability to be together with family and friends to celebrate the person’s life, to grieve, and to say farewell.

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