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RIO – The morgue of the Municipal Hospital Moacyr Rodrigues do Carmo, in Duque de Caxias, in Baixada Fluminense, is full. The chaotic situation of the unit, which has not been able to cope with the number of deaths in its facilities, was denounced through images that circulated on social networks in recent hours. The photos, whose veracity was confirmed by the city of Caxias, show corpses accumulated in the place and even installed in the corridors.
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At least 12 bodies are found in the corridor next to the morgue, which has a capacity for 25 bodies and is located in the basement of the hospital. According to the city, they are victims of Covid-19, whose families cannot afford the burial. The stench, according to the servers, can already be felt in other access corridors.
Mayor Washington Reis, who was released this week after 13 days hospitalized with coronavirus, said the municipality typically records 25 deaths per day.
“During the pandemic, that number increased,” he said, who has been waging a court battle for more than three years against the AGR dealer, who is responsible for funeral services in the city. Reis says he fights against the prices charged by the company and that it does not serve the low-income population.
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– We will take all measures in relation to the situation, fixing by decree the price of emergency burials at less than one thousand reais. The city will also bear the costs of families who have no way to bury their loved one, the mayor said.
In a statement, the city of Duque de Caxias said that it found the bodies, this Saturday, “abandoned by the dealer in the hospital morgue” and that “they were packed in a dangerous way, offering a great risk to the servers and other hospitalized patients In unity. “
Wanted, the AGR dealership, responsible for funeral services at Duque de Caxias, said the city council requested the bodies be removed on Saturday. Upon request, “the company immediately dispatched vehicles to carry out the removals. The teams have been in the hospital doing the work since morning.” In a note, the AGR also reported that the bodies whose relatives are present will be removed to carry out the reconnaissance.
