Ecuador will build a mass grave for coronavirus victims

I happened to be up late I believe it was last night listening to CNN and they were talking about Guayaquil, Ecuador where bodies were being laid on the streets outside of the hospital there and also left to die in homes because there wasn't enough room in the hospitals for them. The problem was that people were too afraid to touch these bodies because they didn't have proper equipment. This scene unfortunately will be repeated worldwide especially in 2nd world and 3rd world localities. There has to be a way to deal with all the bodies when there isn't enough refrigeration capacity available to prevent putrefaction and things like Cholera starting from flies infesting bodies not refrigerated properly until the bodies can be dealt with. Most countries now have stopped all funerals too so this is very hard on loved ones not allowed to grieve in traditional ways for that locality on earth.

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Ecuador will build a mass grave for coronavirus victims

From CNN's Tatiana Arias and CNNE's Abel Alvarado

Ecuador's western city of Guayaquil, one of the hardest hit by novel coronavirus, is planning to build a mass grave as the government predicts an increase of deaths due to the virus.

Guayaquil's cleaning director Gustavo Zuñiga said the city "will implement an agreement to be able to build the corresponding site," during an interview with CNN's affiliate Ecuavisa on Friday.

The mass grave will have a capacity to hold about 300 bodies, according to Ecuavisa. A mausoleum will be built after it is closed, Zuñiga added.

There are at least 1,627 cases of coronavirus and 41 deaths in Ecuador, according to health authorities.

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