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Each of these pine boxes holds the body of a human being.
This is really happening.
Bear witness with respect.
#covid19 #StayHome
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This is really happening.
Bear witness with respect.
#covid19 #StayHome
Background:
An island long used as a Pottersâ Field graveyard for unidentified/unclaimed deceased is now being put to use as an overflow burial ground for those who die from #COVID19 in NYC.
Mortuaries, funeral parlors, and crematoriums are overwhelmed. https://twitter.com/leahmcelrath/status/1248340235152494592">https://twitter.com/leahmcelr...
An island long used as a Pottersâ Field graveyard for unidentified/unclaimed deceased is now being put to use as an overflow burial ground for those who die from #COVID19 in NYC.
Mortuaries, funeral parlors, and crematoriums are overwhelmed. https://twitter.com/leahmcelrath/status/1248340235152494592">https://twitter.com/leahmcelr...
https://twitter.com/morphonios/status/1248463314255933441">https://twitter.com/morphonio...
