“State of calamity”: Mayor of Manaus assures that there are no hospitals and victims of coronaviruses must be buried in mass graves

The city of Manaus, the capital of the state of Amazonas, has been one of the places hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil. Only in bliss 2,479 infections and 207 fatalities are reported in the region.

Mayor Arthur Virgílio Neto He expressed his concern due to the advance of the pandemic and assured that the city is in a “state of calamity”, since there are not enough beds in the current health system.

In interview with the media Folha do Sao Paulo, Neto explained that about 90% of the stretchers are occupied by patients with positive Covid-19 and last week the public health system collapsed due to new patients.

In Manaus they register 1,772 people with coronavirus and a total of 156 deaths.

Due to the large number of deaths, the local authorities decided to create communal graves or trenches, which are several coffins buried next to each other in the cemetery. Nossa Senhora Aparecida, in the Tumará neighborhood.

Similar situation to the view in the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo.

According to the Brazilian media, about 30 people were usually buried in the cemetery, but in recent days the ceremonies have exceeded one hundred.

“It is a scene from a living horror movie. The state is no longer an emergency, but an absolute calamity, “said the community authority in an interview with the AFP agency.

In addition, as a security measure, only five people can attend funerals and these must be limited. The Manaus authorities also install a cold room on site to protect the bodies before burial.

This Wednesday the Brazilian Ministry of Health reported 45,757 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and a number of deaths reached 2,906 at the national level.