Colombia's capital running out of capacity to cremate deceased COVID-19 patients
by Adriaan Alsema August 2, 2020
Colombias capital has provided refrigeration containers to cemeteries that can barely keep up with the cremation of deceased COVID-19 patients, according to Bogotas health secretary.
The city has been hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic and is entering the weeks that have been projected as the peak of the pandemic.
Dealing with mass death
Seven of the citys public cemeteries have the total capacity to cremate approximately 100 people a day, Health Secretary Alejandro Gomez told press on Friday.
This number was exceeded by COVID-19 deaths alone several times over the past week with a record number of 141 reported on Thursday.
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