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Added on the 05/04/2020 17:33:55 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Morgue trailers sit near the University Medical Center of El Paso as this city in western Texas experiences a surge in Covid-19 cases, leading authorities to bring in mobile morgues. IMAGES
A row of shipping containers and refrigerated trailers are seen near the Icahn Stadium on Randalls Island in New York City. They are being prepared to be used by hospitals as temporary morgues for coronavirus victims.
New York (United States), Apr 8 (EFE / EPA) .- The state of New York announced Wednesday a new daily record of deaths from COVID-19, with 779 deaths in the last 24 hours, but the authorities assured that the disease curve is already flattening thanks to the measures taken.(CAMERA: Alba Vigaray)
Medical personnel wearing full protective gear transport two bodies on stretchers from New York's Wyckoff Heights Medical Center to a refrigerated trailer repurposed as a makeshift morgue. As the United States' death toll races towards 10,000, including more than 4,000 in New York state, Surgeon General Jerome Adams warns: "This is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most Americans' lives, quite frankly." IMAGES
Brooklyn Hospital Center places a refrigerated truck on its parking lot in order to deal with the spike in COVID-19 death toll. The pandemic has killed more than 1,700 New Yorkers to date. IMAGES
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