If the country you’re in prevents you from washing the dead from Corona

Question:

A brother from France asks, his dad passed away because of Corona, and the country prevents him from being washed.

So what is the alternative in this circumstance. Is Tayammum accepted?

Answer:

Yes, it’s accepted insha’Allaah.

Answered by: Shaykh Abu Hamza Hassan bin Muhammed Bā Shu’ayb -may Allah preserve him-

Source: https://t.me/Bashuaib/6031

Translated by: Abu ‘Abdillāh ‘Omar bin Yayha Al-‘Akawi