In the statement, the government said any person who blocks or tries to block a dignified burial or cremation may face one to three years jail term in the state.
The ordinance comes after mobs opposed and attacked burial/cremation of two COVID-19 positive doctors in Chennai.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the state has so far reported 1821 confirmed COVID-19 cases which include 960 cured or discharged cases and 23 deaths.
( With inputs from ANI )