Each of these pine boxes holds the body of a human being.

This is really happening.

Bear witness with respect.

#covid19 #StayHome
Background:

An island long used as a Potters’ 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/morphonios/status/1248463314255933441
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