SA turns to temporary morgues as COVID-19 deaths soar

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South Africa is the continent's worst-hit country in the pandemic, with more than 1.4-million coronavirus cases and 40,800 deaths.

It was already struggling to beat back infections when they surged to unprecedented levels this month after scientists detected a new virus variant widely believed to be more contagious.

Only the feet, arms and head can be distinguished of the tightly wrapped bundle lying on a stainless steel table, surrounded by white-tiled walls."Covid bodies can be kept for seven days maximum," facility manager Naomi Van der Heever said.The surrounding refrigerated rooms are almost full, with 200 bodies waiting to be buried or cremated. More than half succumbed to the virus."With turnover, we have avoided full capacity.

The noise is deafening as machines turn relentlessly for eight hours a day, churning out dozens of wooden planks.Enzo Wood is now working at maximum capacity, producing 300 coffins per day. Orders fly off the warehouse shelves, making it impossible to build up stock.

 

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At some point we need to choose if we want to die of both hunger and covid or only covid 🤔

Look who controls the media.

Nothing is soaring. Fear mongering propaganda.

Lol and this is why it's gonna be glorious when the next round of retrenchment come for enca

So whats the lockdown about Fucking ass backward ANC

BS, what did they do last year with the 136000 people that died of HIV?

Stop spreading lies eish...the people that die are not killed by covid, that is why they cant conclusively say it is covid19 but related or complication of the virus!

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