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While the number of deaths caused by the coronavirus has exploded for 10 days in New York (United States), reaching 2,475 on Monday morning, an elected official made an announcement widely commented on by Internet users.
New York City is the epicenter of the Covid-19 epidemic in the United States, and the authorities face an intractable problem of a lack of space in the mortuaries. It is in this context that an elected municipal official announced on Twitter that the city may soon need to temporarily bury the dead linked to Covid-19 in a municipal park.
“Temporary burials”
Mark Levine, who represents upper Manhattan, writes: “ This will likely be done using a municipal park for burials (yes, you read that right). Trenches will be dug for rows of 10 coffins, ”he added. He said ” temporary burials ».
Soon we’ll start “temporary interment”. This likely will be done by using a NYC park for burials (yes you read that right). Trenches will be dug for 10 caskets in a line.
It will be done in a dignified, orderly–and temporary–manner. But it will be tough for NYers to take. 9/
— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) April 6, 2020
The chosen one was forced to quickly clarify his words, after the endless stream of comments on social networks that his announcement sparked. He clarified that the use of a park was a back-up plan, “ which will not be used if the death toll decreases sufficiently In the coming days.
The mayor of New York brought up the subject
During a press briefing held earlier, the mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, spoke of ” temporary burials ” destined for ” hold out until the end of the crisis ». « We’re not there, I won’t go into details He added.
Mark Lévine explained that before the crisis, 20 to 25 people died every day at their homes in New York, while that number now reaches 200 to 215 daily deaths at home. An exceptional situation, confirmed by funeral directors who say they are overwhelmed.
Refrigerator trucks are now parked in front of many hospitals in the city, to be able to keep the bodies until the funeral directors can take them over.
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