But with COVID-19 now spreading like a dust storm across China, filling crematoriums and emptying stores and hospitals of medicine, Beijing no longer looks like a winner.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/08/china-covid-failure-democracy-autocracy/

COVID-19 has rampaged across China since December, exacting a heavy toll on a population of 1.4 billion, with widespread reports of crowded hospitals and crematoriums that point to far more deaths than those included in official data.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/as-covid-surged-in-china-so-did-spending-by-funeral-providers/article_f1e1dfcd-d87b-56ae-b4b0-95c0ed908dfd.html

Despite getting unanimous approval from the committee members, Coun John Harding suggested that applications for crematoriums in the future should look to be placed in “more rural areas” to avoid these concerns from residents in the future.

Source: https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/23454417.atherton-pet-crematorium-plans-will-go-ahead-despite-concerns/?ref=rss

PlotBox, a Northern Ireland company which provides management software for cemeteries and crematoriums, has secured £5 million in capital investment.

Source: https://www.business-live.co.uk/technology/ballymena-cemetery-software-company-plotbox-27045488

The third task force will comprise officials from the BMC’s health department, which will monitor crematoriums and air pollution caused by burning of unclean fuel in eateries, bakeries, hotels and restaurants.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/task-forces-to-come-up-at-wards-to-identify-air-pollution-sources-take-action-against-violators-8546167/