"As soon as a person dies, an entire series of activities is set in motion, with funeral workers taking care of the body and bringing it to its final resting place. These jobs, which go unnoticed yet are physically and psychologically demanding and call for technical and interpersonal skills, are essential to the proper performance of one of humankind's most significant rituals. What have been these workers' experiences of the rise in fatalities due to the pandemic? How have they adapted to this new reality? The mortality rate has gone through the roof because of Covid-19, but not all workers in the sector have been affected in the same way. This article looks at the funeral director business and hospital morgues in Romania."

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