It's a strange cult indeed. Recently my husband's aunt, in the UK, died. She had dementia and kept wandering the cold streets at night, which culminated in her developing pneumonia. Naturally she was admitted to hospital and tested for the dreaded disease. She didn't have it. However, she was placed on a rona ward and her death certificate has the plague as her cause of death. She can't, therefore, be dressed for her burial. The body cannot be touched.

MIL knows she didn't have rona and realises that this would increase statistics falsely, but still doesn't see a problem with it. The government and healthcare system had supported her for so long now, I don't know if she could do anything, but support it.