A video recorded during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic shows a staff person telling a man who is consoling his mother at her husband's funeral to separate their chairs for social distancing ...
Dear Savvy Senior: I recently saw a news segment on TV about a government funeral assistance program available to families who lost loved ones during the pandemic. What can you tell me about this? I ...
It’s old news that coronavirus has changed the way people throughout the world live their lives. But the pandemic is also changing how people commemorate their dead. Throughout the country, public ...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Monday that families of coronavirus victims can soon apply to have funeral expenses paid for through a fund through FEMA. In the last stimulus bill ...
FEMA is going to be reimbursing funeral expenses to families of coronavirus victims. The Federal Emergency Management Agency posted a message on its website about the assistance effort, otherwise ...
Officials with FEMA approved massive amounts of unallowed COVID-19 funeral expenses, including “boat purchases” for families to spread the ashes of loved ones at sea, according to an internal audit.
As the United States surpasses 1 million deaths from COVID-19, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is urging those who lost loved ones to the coronavirus to use its COVID-19 Funeral Assistance ...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Like many people around the world, Mexican funeral home owner Salvador Ascencio did not believe at first the coronavirus outbreak was going to be a big deal. Then calls from ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has paid out more than $46 million to Louisiana residents to cover the cost of funeral expenses tied to COVID-19. Data released by FEMA in July shows the agency ...
Luhya elders shared how COVID-19 quietly transformed Luhya funeral traditions, while reflecting on the cultural shift and the ...
Coronavirus cases in Beijing have allegedly peaked as the city comes back to life after China lifted its strict COVID-policies earlier this month, though hospitals and funeral homes are telling a ...