A funeral is to take place Cheshunt Jewish cemetery without any mourners at the graveside amid fears of the coronavirus spread, the JC understands.
The burial of a man, who was his 70s, is to take place at the Reform cemetery on Friday with his devastated widow and family and other mourners only able to watch via a video link.
A rabbi connected with Edgware and Hendon Reform synagogue has insisted that mourners cannot attend in person because of the threat posed by Covid-19.
The funeral will be filmed for to follow the service online as it takes place.
