厚労省、コロナ感染者の葬儀制限緩和へ　「納体袋」不要に―業界団体と調整

　新型コロナウイルスに感染して亡くなった人の遺体の搬送や葬儀に関する国の指針について、厚生労働省が制限を緩和する改定案をまとめたことが１５日、関係者の取材で分かった。通夜や葬儀は通常通り執り行うことを可能とし、遺体を収容する「納体袋」の使用を不要とすることなどが柱。同省は指針見直しに向け、関連する業界団体と調整を進めている。（2022/12/15-16:19）

Japan's health ministry has drawn up a draft revision to ease state guidelines on how to transport the bodies of dead people who had COVID-19 and conduct their funerals, sources said Thursday.
   Under the revised guidelines, the use of body bags would no longer be recommended. It would also be possible to hold wakes and funerals for such people in ordinary ways.
   The ministry is discussing the proposed revision with funeral industry and other related people.
   The current guidelines were established in July 2020 to reduce the risk of novel coronavirus infection from dead people to their families, medical staff and workers of funeral and related service providers.
   The guidelines recommend full precautions against infection by contact and the use of bags to cover the bodies of dead people who had COVID-19.