I've just attended a funeral remotely, via video-conferencing. Our family has farewelled a most gentle and cheeky uncle in Malaysia, which is also gripped by a nationwide Coronavirus shutdown, with restrictions extending to funerals.
A few observations:...
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1. His kids - my cousins who live in NSW & Vic, weren't able to attend. It is indescribably sad that families are parted at these times - though arguably the risk would have been too great, even if they were able to travel.

2. The extended family spans four continents. Videoconferencing allowed some of us who wouldn't have been able to attend, to be there.

3. There was a lot of second-screening going on. Many of us communicating simultaneously via DMs & text messages to grieve, laugh, remember, and reach out to familiar faces who've aged only in the flesh, not in memory.

4. This tech is new to a lot of us. There were a few awkward / funny moments: The uncle who turned-up shirtless, unaware his camera was on; And the Aunty who seemed to be dispensing medical advice to someone at home, unaware her mic was active.

5. Being unaccustomed to the tech also means people only gradually realised there was an international cohort of us present. Their delight at recognising the rest of us, saying hello, and realising they were not alone at the service was heartwarming.

6. There's no substitute for a hug & close company in times such as this.

RIP Uncle D.