New York City is looking into ways to temporarily bury the dead because of the mounting coronavirus death toll
"We are exploring using Hart Island for temporary burials, if the need grows," spokesperson Freddi Goldstein
"We are only conducting city burial at Hart Island at this time," Aja Worthy-Davis said, referring to the island that has a history of being used by New York City for burials of the indigent and unclaimed dead. The city would not have to pursue the temporary burials if the death rate from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, drops enough, Levine wrote later on Twitter, calling temporary interment a"contingency plan."
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