Police remove 800 bodies in Ecuador

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Police remove 800 bodies in Ecuador

Ecuador said police have removed almost 800 bodies in recent weeks from homes in Guayaquil, the epicenter of the country’s COVID-19 outbreak, after the disease overwhelmed emergency services. Mortuary workers were unable to cope with a backlog, with residents sharing videos showing abandoned bodies in the streets.

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