Mortuaries Face COVID-19 Pressure
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 | 400 Views |
Banyatsi said this could see mortuaries bursting to the seams if COVID-19 deaths do not subside. Marina has decided to keep bodies for three days only, due to an escalation of deaths. Marina urged bereaved families to immediately transfer the bodies from the hospital. “We are currently having a surge in deaths in the hospital and our mortuary is overwhelmed.
It is then important to inform the relatives to arrange for the transfer of corpses 'immediately' at a time to their mortuary of choice. We are suspending our policy of three days waiting indefinitely,” the hospital said in a public statement. Last week, the country recorded 47 COVID-19 deaths in three days. In an interview, Banyatsi said they have faced increasing pressure in recent months. “Since COVID-19, the country has recorded over 1,300 deaths and our mortuary had buried 856 corpses from that number from our 20 branches.
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