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A refrigerated container is available in the event it is required to store bodies, after funeral homes reached capacity over the weekend.<\/p>

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The confirmation has come from Medical Director of Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, Dr Albert Duncan.<\/p>\n

Dr Duncan says funeral homes made the alarming revelation they could not accommodate more bodies, a situation he attributed mainly to the delay in completing autopsies, including some regarding criminal matters.<\/p>

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This was compounded by the rise in COVID-19 deaths in recent days. Dr Duncan says the space crunch has since eased as the pathology department has completed about eight autopsies within the last three days.<\/p>

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He explains the refrigerated container has so far not been required, but is available as a temporary measure for emergency purposes.<\/p>\n

The recent sharp rise in COVID-19 deaths, which has seen 15 people succumb to the viral infection in the last 9 days, had also proven to be a tipping point for the funeral homes.<\/p>

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The authorities had previously indicated the public cemetery is close to capacity; the government has been engaged in discussions to develop a new cemetery.<\/p>\n

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