Coffins engraved with names like `Abraham` and `Rogers` were unloaded from refrigerated trucks on April 9 by inmates of Riker’s Island prison on Hart Island, Bronx borough, eastern New York.
Coffins of Covid-19 patients were buried collectively on Hart Island, Bronx district, eastern New York on April 9.
Hart Island was once the burial place for victims of the 1919 Spanish flu epidemic. According to the Department of Corrections, which has overseen burials on the island for the past 150 years, about 25 bodies were interred at Hart Island on Thursday.
`For decades, Hart Island has been used as a resting place for those who die without relatives to receive them. We will continue to use the island during this crisis and those who die from Covid-19 don’t have
If mortuary staff contact the deceased’s next of kin within 14 days, the body will not be taken to Hart Island, Ms Goldstein added.
New York mass buries Covid-19 patients
New York mass buried Covid-19 patients without relatives on Hart Island on April 9.
Mark Levine, president of New York’s Health Commission, also said earlier this week that the city is planning to temporarily bury victims of nCoV on Hart Island.
`Our goal is to avoid scenes like the one in Italy, where the military was forced to collect bodies from churches and even from the streets,` Mr. Levine said.
New York state is the epicenter of the US epidemic with nearly 160,000 people infected and more than 7,000 people dead from nCoV, accounting for nearly half of the total number of deaths nationwide.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio warned yesterday that social distancing measures could be tightened and extended until June to contain and prevent the epidemic from re-erupting while it is on a decreasing trend.
He also asked people to report to the authorities when they discover others not complying with social distancing regulations.
`At this time, the enemy is an epidemic. Terrorists are an epidemic. If you see anyone not complying, report immediately. Gathering in large numbers causes the disease to spread and when people do not comply
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