Family Waves Goodbye As COVID-19 Funeral Van Passes By Their House

Family bid tearful farewell to COVID-19 victim

It has been more than a year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit our shores, and it continues to wreak havoc on the lives and livelihoods of people around the world. As of now, Malaysia has lost over 5,000 people to the virus.

And we can only imagine the struggle families go through when bidding farewell to their beloved ones who died because of the deadly disease. Over the weekend, a video showcasing the painful moment of a family waving their final goodbye to a COVID-19 victim as the funeral van passes by has gone viral, leaving Malaysians in sheer sorrow.

Funeral van carrying COVID-19 victim passes by without making a stop

Video of family members saying goodbye to COVID-19 victim
Image credit: PahangKu Media

On Saturday, 3rd July 2021, netizen Siti Norsiah Osman shared a video of a funeral van carrying her aunt who passed away because of COVID-19 at the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital in Pahang. The 62-second-long emotional video was recorded at her aunt’s house in Janda Baik, Bentong, Pahang. It shows footage of the funeral van passing by the house while being accompanied by escorts.

The family was only able to wave goodbye from a distance as the van approached the house without making a stop. Siti’s family members can be seen tearing up emotionally for not being to see the victim or pay their final tribute before burial.

In the video, an officer can be heard saying sorry to the family for not being able to make a stop and let them have a final look at the victim before heading onto the next destination.

Siti’s post has since gone viral with over 200,000 views, 3,000 shares and 1,000 comments from netizens who sympathised with her and sent her prayers and encouraging words for the incident.

In the original post, Siti also wrote that her aunt passed away less than a year after her late father and uncle. Now that she’s also gone, all of her dad’s siblings have departed, leaving their children alone. Siti also sends her condolences to her cousins in Pahang and says sorry for not being to join them in person.

Family says goodbye to COVID-19 victim as funeral van passes by

It is really heartbreaking to see how families of COVID-19 victims are unable to say their final goodbyes to their loved ones. We send our condolences to Siti’s family and hope that her aunt’s soul would rest in peace. At the same time, we also hope that people will be more vigilant by following COVID-19 SOPs, as they continue to care for their loved ones during this difficult time.