{"id":13973,"date":"2021-05-13T05:25:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T23:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/?p=13973"},"modified":"2021-07-07T05:30:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T00:00:05","slug":"bodies-of-750-covid-19-victims-in-new-york-city-remain-in-refrigerated-trucks-the-bodies-are-inside-trucks-located-in-a-brooklyn-pier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/?p=13973","title":{"rendered":"\u0905\u092e\u0930\u0940\u0915\u093e \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u096d\u096b\u0966 \u0915\u094b\u0935\u093f\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u0930\u0947 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0936\u0935 \u0926\u095e\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u092e\u0939\u0940\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0930\u0947\u092b\u094d\u0930\u0940\u091c\u093f\u0930\u0947\u091f\u0930 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092a\u095c\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 : Bodies of 750 Covid-19 victims in New York City remain in refrigerated trucks The bodies are inside trucks located in a Brooklyn pier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0905\u092e\u0930\u0940\u0915\u093e \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u096d\u096b\u0966 \u0915\u094b\u0935\u093f\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u0930\u0947 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0936\u0935 \u0926\u095e\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u092e\u0939\u0940\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0930\u0947\u092b\u094d\u0930\u0940\u091c\u093f\u0930\u0947\u091f\u0930 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092a\u095c\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"article-hero__headline f8 f9-m fw3 mb3 mt0 f10-xl founders-cond lh-none\" data-test=\"article-hero__headline\">Bodies of 750 Covid-19 victims in New York City remain in refrigerated trucks<\/h1>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"article-dek article-dek__with-image\">The bodies are inside trucks located in a Brooklyn pier while family members sort out plans for their final resting places, the city\u2019s medical examiner\u2019s office said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dek article-dek__with-image\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dek article-dek__with-image\">\n<section class=\"article-hero__container default\" data-test=\"article-hero\">\n<div class=\"article-hero__bg-container\">\n<header class=\"article-hero__header mh0-print layout-grid-container\" data-test=\"article-hero__header\">\n<div class=\"article-hero-headline layout-grid-item grid-col-10-xl\">\n<h1 class=\"article-hero__headline f8 f9-m fw3 mb3 mt0 f10-xl founders-cond lh-none\" data-test=\"article-hero__headline\">Bodies of 750 Covid-19 victims in New York City remain in refrigerated trucks<\/h1>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"article-dek article-dek__with-image\">The bodies are inside trucks located in a Brooklyn pier while family members sort out plans for their final resting places, the city\u2019s medical examiner\u2019s office said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-hero__media-holder layout-grid-container\">\n<div class=\"article-hero__media-container layout-grid-item grid-col-10-xl grid-col-push-2-xl\">\n<figure class=\"article-hero__main\"><picture class=\"article-hero__main-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media2.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2021_18\/3471375\/210508-brooklyn-morgue-mb-2036_1d7d76d8e429a213392d2eb50e7cbd28.fit-2000w.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media2.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2021_18\/3471375\/210508-brooklyn-morgue-mb-2036_1d7d76d8e429a213392d2eb50e7cbd28.fit-1240w.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media2.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2021_18\/3471375\/210508-brooklyn-morgue-mb-2036_1d7d76d8e429a213392d2eb50e7cbd28.fit-1000w.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media2.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2021_18\/3471375\/210508-brooklyn-morgue-mb-2036_1d7d76d8e429a213392d2eb50e7cbd28.fit-760w.jpg\" alt=\"Daily Life In New York City Amid Coronavirus Outbreak\" width=\"5627\" height=\"3708\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"caption__container\">The Statue of Liberty is seen behind refrigeration trucks that function as temporary morgues at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal on May 25, 2020.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\">Noam Galai \/ Getty Images file<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<article class=\"article-body\" data-taboola-target=\"read-more\">\n<div class=\"styles_gridContainer__1qNsS gridContainer article-body__grid--container\">\n<div class=\"ad dn-print\" data-test=\"ad__container\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__section\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__section article-body__last-section\">\n<div class=\"styles_body__1uzzK article-body publico-txt f4 f5-m lh-copy gray-100\" data-test=\"articleBody\">\n<section class=\"mb7\">\n<div class=\"mb1 founders-mono f2 lh-copy gray-80 ls-tight\"><time class=\"relative z-1\" datetime=\"Sat May 08 2021 20:45:22 GMT+0000 (UTC)\" data-test=\"timestamp__datePublished\">May 9, 2021, 2:15 AM IST<\/time><span class=\"article-body__source\">\u00a0\/\u00a0Source:\u00a0Associated Press<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"founders-cond f6 lh-none article-byline__name\" data-test=\"byline\">By\u00a0The Associated Press<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"article-body__content\">\n<p class=\"\">New York City is still using refrigerated trucks to store bodies of coronavirus victims, more than a year after they were first set up as temporary morgues as deaths surged at at the height of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The city\u2019s medical examiner\u2019s office said Friday that 750 bodies are being kept in long-term storage in refrigerated trailers at a Brooklyn pier while family members sort out plans for their final resting places.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboolaReadMoreBelow\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"\">Dina Maniotis, a deputy commissioner with the Office of Chief Medical Examiner, told a city council committee on Wednesday that many of the bodies held at the 39th Street Pier could end up buried in the city\u2019s potter\u2019s field on Hart Island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In April 2020, the city shortened the amount of time it would hold unclaimed remains to 14 days before burying them on Hart Island. At the time, officials said, they were exploring the option of interring unclaimed remains on the island temporarily so they could be moved later on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Mark Desire, a spokesperson for the medical examiner\u2019s office, said permanent burial on Hart Island is an option for the next-of-kin of Covid-19 victims whose bodies remain in refrigerated trucks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cLong term storage was created at the height of the pandemic to ensure that families could lay their loved ones to rest as they see fit,\u201d Desire said. \u201cWith sensitivity and compassion, we continue to work with individual families on a case by case basis during their period of mourning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-intersection-ref\">\n<section class=\"related dn-print\" data-test=\"related\">\n<h3 class=\"related__title\">Recommended<\/h3>\n<div id=\"recommended\" class=\"related__items\">\n<div class=\"related-item\">\n<div class=\"related-item__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\"><picture class=\"related-item__thumbnail__image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/rockcms\/2021-05\/1461\/210512-gas-station-maryland-ew-620p-1x1-2f3e88_9be6456b3be7908bc4b2becccb3ab88643576209.focal-160x160.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/rockcms\/2021-05\/1461\/210512-gas-station-maryland-ew-620p-1x1-2f3e88_9be6456b3be7908bc4b2becccb3ab88643576209.focal-80x80.jpg 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/rockcms\/2021-05\/1461\/210512-gas-station-maryland-ew-620p-1x1-2f3e88_9be6456b3be7908bc4b2becccb3ab88643576209.focal-120x120.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/rockcms\/2021-05\/1461\/210512-gas-station-maryland-ew-620p-1x1-2f3e88_9be6456b3be7908bc4b2becccb3ab88643576209.focal-60x60.jpg 1x\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/rockcms\/2021-05\/1461\/210512-gas-station-maryland-ew-620p-1x1-2f3e88_9be6456b3be7908bc4b2becccb3ab88643576209.focal-60x60.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-item__info-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"related-item__title\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/cyber-security\"><span class=\"related-item__eyebrow\">SECURITY<\/span><\/a><a class=\"related-item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/security\/colonial-announces-pipeline-restart-says-normal-service-will-take-seve-rcna917?icid=recommended\">Colonial announces pipeline restart, says normal service will take &#8216;several days&#8217;<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-item\">\n<div class=\"related-item__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\"><picture class=\"related-item__thumbnail__image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media2.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2021_19\/3436839\/201218-pedestrians-masks-se-545p_eaceebfab0511b6773a042a02993b4ab.focal-160x160.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media2.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2021_19\/3436839\/201218-pedestrians-masks-se-545p_eaceebfab0511b6773a042a02993b4ab.focal-80x80.jpg 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media2.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2021_19\/3436839\/201218-pedestrians-masks-se-545p_eaceebfab0511b6773a042a02993b4ab.focal-120x120.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media2.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2021_19\/3436839\/201218-pedestrians-masks-se-545p_eaceebfab0511b6773a042a02993b4ab.focal-60x60.jpg 1x\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media2.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2021_19\/3436839\/201218-pedestrians-masks-se-545p_eaceebfab0511b6773a042a02993b4ab.focal-60x60.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-item__info-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"related-item__title\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/coronavirus\"><span class=\"related-item__eyebrow\">CORONAVIRUS<\/span><\/a><a class=\"related-item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/california-gov-gavin-newsom-looks-lift-most-state-s-mask-n1267174?icid=recommended\">California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks to lift most of state&#8217;s mask mandate in June<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\">The non-profit news website The City reported on the matter this week. The website noted that between 500 and about 800 bodies have been kept in cold storage at any given time since April 2020.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-intersection-ref\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"\">Those figures were based on estimates by the medical examiner\u2019s office compiled by the website and Columbia University\u2019s Stabile Center for Investigative Reporting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Federal Emergency Management Agency sent 85 refrigerated trucks to serve as temporary morgues last year as Covid-19 deaths overwhelmed the city\u2019s permanent morgues and filled storage spaces in many hospitals to capacity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">Many were parked outside hospitals and workers in protective gear used forklifts to place bodies inside in what became a grim, daily ritual.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0905\u092e\u0930\u0940\u0915\u093e \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u096d\u096b\u0966 \u0915\u094b\u0935\u093f\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u0930\u0947 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0936\u0935 \u0926\u095e\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u092e\u0939\u0940\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0930\u0947\u092b\u094d\u0930\u0940\u091c\u093f\u0930\u0947\u091f\u0930&#8230; <a class=\"meta-more\" href=\"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/?p=13973\">more <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13973"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14083,"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13973\/revisions\/14083"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patriotsforumindia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}