Every day at least 300 people are killed by COVID-19, the cements that suggest they are already in space and the corpses accumulate because of the demise that they have to make it day.
A corpse in the lounge. Cuerpos embalsamados in the garage. Boyd Funeral Home, a small family home in Los Angeles, is as saturated with COVID-19 victims as it has been to attract customers for the first time in its history.
“The last week before yesterday he reached 16 families for those who could not provide services”, said the owner Candy Boyd. ‘It’s sad. Pero así es como es ahora ”.
In the last few weeks, the coronavirus has caused the death of the Angels and around 80% of the failures that will prevent their deaths from being caused by the virus.
One in 10 residents of the second largest city in the country has been infected since the pandemic began, and In each case, over 300 people have been killed during the week, with only a few to spare.
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At Boyd’s reception, the phones did not ring, but women called did not answer. The personalized abrama now the dice to the customers that are simply present and hagan fila.
Included is receiving calls from desperate families of other condos, more than one hour by car.
Many hospital beds are also empty, with local forces using refrigerated trucks to accommodate victims. Some cements suggest a list of hopefuls of two weeks.
Candy Boyd, the owner, made sure to include what he could give families because he did not have the space to pay for the gifts. Photo AFP
“There are always more things to do,” Boyd doubled.
During the AFP visit this week, a gift with a crown of flowers will occupy the staff lounge. Llevaba alli una semana.
“This accommodation is our area of mortality, without embarrassment, so we use this room as a space for people”, explains the owner. “We have the services, but the cement is so occupied that we have to keep it until it is time to make the interior.”
Cuerpos in the garage
Like the large part of the Los Angeles area, Westmont’s nursery lives mainly in black and Latin working class communities, which reside in densely populated areas.
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These zones have been particularly affected by the pandemic, with mortality rates of three times higher than those of the surrounding communities.
The Boyd’s refrigeration chamber of the Boyd Funeral Home was constantly empty.
Halfway through the week, Boyd worked as a carpenter to build large building structures in the company garage to carry out embalmed corpses.
“Ni siquiera ha tenido la opungunidad de terminar realte porque necesitábamos (almacenar) estos”, dice, señalando los cadáveres envueltos en bolsas que yacían en los stantes.
“I never imagined having to build it, but in my own most beautiful places.”
Some workers have been informed of an escalation of debts due to failure, but Boyd’s supplier is keeping track of the payments as long as they are sufficiently sufficient.
“Pesadillas”
Concerned about his five employees who contracted the virus at the beginning of the pandemic, Boyd initially sought to accept COVID’s victims. “Tenía pesadillas. No podium comer, no podium dormir ”, recuerda.
Since then, Boyd has created security protocols and now feels comfortable dealing with the flu, although insists “not to deal with a dinner issue”.
Many hospital beds are also empty, with local forces using refrigerated trucks to accommodate victims. Some cements suggest a list of hopefuls of two weeks. Photo AFP
“Treat yourself to help the families”, Dice.
“I’m not billing all the days, I’m suffering with it,” agrees Boyd. “And he who maintains an impassable car because he is there for the family”.
‘N Veces, the clients my people have the conoce personally from hace much time.
Other times, Boyd meets with families who are not used to using mascarillas or respecting the physical distance, including when traumatizing them to enter their homes.
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Los casos and California made the duplicate principle of the December for two months.
“If you are not serious about it”, advised an AFP journalist, “I will be one of the people who are in my last line”.