morgues

New York hospitals set up refrigerated trailers to be used as makeshift morgues

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New York City hospitals set up makeshift morgues outside of their facilities to handle the overflow of victims as the coronavirus pandemic hits the Big Apple hard. Refrigerated trucks were seen parked outside several of the largest medical centers throughout the five boroughs over the weekend. Brown tents with medical officials inside who do rapid … Read more

Coronavirus US: Makeshift morgues outside New York hospital

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A makeshift morgue has been set up outside a Manhattan hospital in a bid to handle any possible surge in coronavirus victims as the New York City death roll rose to 192.  Armed military personnel, NYPD and NYC Medical Examiner’s Office employees were spotted outside Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital on Wednesday as crew members erected huge white tents … Read more