Jakarta running out of cemetery space as Covid-19 burials increase

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Jakarta cemetery space about to run out as Covid-19 burials increase

JAKARTA - East Jakarta's Pondok Ranggon cemetery expects to run out of space for Covid-19 graves in October because of the recent increase in the number of burials.

"The capacity is likely to be critical in mid-October," Mr Nadi was quoted as saying by Kompas.com on Saturday .Mr Nadi said the average number of bodies buried at the Pondok Ranggon cemetery was 700 a month. In August, an average of 27 bodies were buried per day. Since the establishment of the Pondok Ranggon cemetery as a Covid-19 burial location in March, the cemetery authorities have opened eight new plots and buried 2,623 bodies.

 

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