Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesDirections from the Department of Health to prevent and combat the spread of COVID-1911. Conveyance of COVID-19 mortal remains |
| (1) | [Direction 11(1) deleted by section 3 of Notice No. 1278, GG43954, dated 3 December 2020] |
| (2) | No person other than an attending medical practitioner, an attending forensic pathologist or a medical practitioner who can prove that he or she has treated the deceased during illness, may certify that the person did not die of an infectious disease. A certificate or declaration that a person did not die of an infectious disease must— |
| (a) | accompany the mortal remains at all times during the conveyance and up to the burial; and |
| (b) | be shown to an Environmental Health Practitioner on demand, by the person responsible for the conveyance of the mortal remains. |
| (3) | No person may— |
| (a) | damage a polythene bag or a sturdy non -transparent sealed coffin; |
| (b) | open such bag or coffin; |
| (c) | remove the mortal remains from the bag or coffin; or |
| (d) | come into direct contact with the mortal remains after the bag or coffin has been sealed, unless it is done on the funeral undertaker's premises with suitable PPE. |
| (4) | Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (1), the importation and exportation of human remains must be in accordance with requirements of the Human Remains Regulations. |