Epoch Times obtained some official documents from Beijing City that required funeral homes in Beijing to established a one-to-one partnership with each and every major hospital in Beijing, to provide 365 x 24 service (around the clock throughout the year).
On April 17, Beijing Hospital Management Center issued “The Notice on Rolling Out The Mortuary Management Pilot Program in Tiantan Hospital to All Municipal Hospitals.” It asked hospitals to choose a nearby funeral home and set up a workstation inside the hospital for that partner funeral home, so that the funeral home could provide 365 x 24 service to people in the hospital.
The Beijing Hospital Management Center arranged a teleconference meeting on April 21 with hospitals under the municipal government’s direct supervision to discuss the notice on the mortuary management.
Back on February 8, the Beijing Health Commission, the Beijing Civil Affairs Bureau, and the Beijing Public Security Bureau jointly issued a “Guidance on Handling the Corpses of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Patients.” It stated all corpses must be cremated in a nearby funeral home, that they are not allowed to be buried, kept, or transferred; and that the bodies may not be used for any funeral ceremony.
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Screenshot of the Notice:
Excerpt in Chinese:
大纪元获得多份内部文件显示，近期北京在规范殡仪馆与各大医院的对接，殡仪馆将提供365天、24小时对太平间遗体的衔接服务。
4月17日，北京市医院管理中心向北京市各市属医院下发的《关于统计市属医院太平间基本情况的通知》，要求各市属医院填写《市属医院太平间管理情况统计表》。
其中《关于在市属医院推广天坛医院太平间管理试点经验的通知》中提到，市属医院太平间将设立殡仪工作站，殡仪馆派遣殡仪工作人员直接进驻，逐步实现驻院殡仪工作站在市属医院全覆盖。
通知称，市属医院按照就近原则选择合作殡仪馆，殡仪馆派遣工作人员入驻殡仪工作站，殡仪工作站负责365天X 24小时提供与遗体接运和殡仪服务等相关的免费咨询、衔接服务。
4月20日，北京市医院管理中心向北京市各市属医院下发会议通知。
该会议通知内容是：定于4月21日（上周二）上午9:30分，以视频会议形式召开市属医院太平间规范化管理座谈会，请各市属医院总务处处长及太平间管理相关负责人参加，请参加人员梳理医院太平间管理存在的问题和解决办法以及针对市民政局拟定的上述试点经验的通知（征求意见稿）的修改意见建议。
在中共肺炎疫情不断蔓延之际，2月8日，由中共北京市卫健委、北京市民政局、北京市公安局三单位联合下发了《新型冠状病毒（中共病毒）感染的肺炎患者遗体处置工作指引（试行）》的通知。
该通知称，在本省（区、市）内死亡的中共肺炎患者遗体应就近全部火化，不得采用埋葬或其它保存遗体方式，不得移运。本省（区、市）以外地区死亡的患者遗体不得进入本省域，按照就近原则就地火化。患者死亡后，不得举行遗体告别仪式和利用遗体进行其它形式的丧葬活动。
Source: Epoch Times, April 27, 2020
https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/20/4/27/n12065934.htm