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Ghostly pictures! Tents as makeshift morgues

“Scenario like from a third world country”

There are ghostly images that remind many Americans of the terrible time after the terrorist attacks of 9/11: Due to the rising number of deaths in the Corona crisis, the metropolis of New York has built a makeshift morgue. The white tents were set up outside of Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan.

Coronavirus: New York hardest hit in the US

The website Politico citing anonymous sources at the Department of Homeland Security, reported that morgues in the east coast city were expected to reach capacity next week.

According to CNN Coronavirus patients would “overrun hospitals.” There is a lack of beds and equipment, a doctor told the broadcaster. “The thought that we’re here in New York City and something like this happens. It’s like a third world scenario.”

According to the Johns Hopkins University, New York has by far the most US victims in the corona pandemic, with almost 300 dead. Far-reaching curfews apply to the cultural and economic center. Restaurants, bars, schools, museums, and Broadway shows are closed.

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