Mikulec: We'll Seek Solution to Situation in Funeral Service Sector

Bratislava, February 18 (TASR) - The Interior Ministry's Crisis Management Section and the Slovak Funeral and Cremation Services Association will seek a solution to the extraordinary situation in the funeral service sector, said Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO) following the Cabinet session on Thursday. A meeting should take place on Thursday afternoon. "There's a need to hold a meeting, evaluate the situation and seek solutions, either in the form of capacity increases or mobile cooling facilities," said Mikulec. The assistance should be implemented via district offices. The association pointed to the fact that the situation at crematoria is beginning to become critical. For example, the crematorium in Nove Zamky (Nitra region) has stopped accepting bodies for cremation due to a lack of capacity. The crematoria in Nitra and Levice (Nitra region) have reported almost full capacities as well. Some other crematoria have announced that they need to take technical breaks in order to carry out maintenance. There's a real threat that dead bodies will start to accumulate, therefore. ko/df