New York. In view of the increasing number of deaths in the Corona crisis, the metropolis of New York has built a makeshift morgue. The white tents were set up outside of Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, photos showed and local media unanimously reported on Wednesday. The website “Politico” reported, citing anonymous sources in the Ministry of Homeland Security, that the morgues in the east coast city were expected to reach their capacity limits next week.
According to the Johns Hopkins University, New York has by far the most US victims in the corona pandemic, with around 200 dead. Nationwide, the number of deaths on Wednesday evening (local time) was around 900. Far-reaching curfews apply to the cultural and economic center. Restaurants, bars, schools, museums and Broadway shows are closed.
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