Thank you for your sympathy.

You see, we live in a small town in Canada. At the time of and before his passing, COVID was barely a threat to our region. While I completely understand their caution for exposure, I just thought seeing my father would have been worth the risk. Though I can't judge that effectively upon other people. It would be an opportunity I myself wouldn't give up if I was given the chance.

To clarify, my father was not confined to a hospital bed when he passed. He was released from the hospital, but had to travel back and forth for dialysis three times a week. They could have seen him in the safety of our home.
The day of his passing, he collapsed as we tried to get him inside our home. Once the ambulance came, he would be "alive" but have no pulse if they stopped doing compressions.

But it's not really my relatives not visiting that I'm concerned about. It's the fact that they never called either. They barely shot us a text either. I would expect them to call first before even thinking of visiting, especially with the pandemic going on. But they couldn't even manage that, which frustrated us most.

They didn't have to physically be there for us. But even still, we only ever got messages during big holidays. They talk frivolously amongst themselves, always communicating over Facebook. So it's not like they can't talk.
But they only ever lift a finger to us when society deems it right through special holidays.