22 Jul 2021 / 09:10 H. Bernama JOHOR BAHRU: A melancholic atmosphere pervades the premises of the Forensic Medicine Department at Hospital Sultanah Aminah (HSA) for it is the final transit point for the remains of patients who die of Covid-19. Dressed in full protective gear, staff assigned to the management of the corpses concerned carry out their tasks solemnly and meticulously before the remains are transported for burial or cremation purposes. Said Mohd Afiq Ngah, an assistant medical officer at the Forensic Medicine Department, HSA: “It’s an absolutely heartbreaking and sad sight... the deceased’s family members are not allowed to pay their last respects or see them (up-close) for the last time.”