Authorities in China’s southern city of Shenzhen have drawn online derision over rules requiring Covid-19 tests for the deceased. This came after a web user posted a screenshot of the “smart funeral” page in a Shenzhen Bureau of Civil Affairs app. The page said applicants for cremation services were “required to provide proof of nucleic acid testing of the deceased, in addition to the death certificate and the notice of transporting of remains, if the deceased is from closed-off management areas, restrictive control areas and prevention areas”, referring to areas that have reported Covid-19 cases or places close by. However,...