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Containers for storage of bodies arrive in Penang as Covid-19 cases mount

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 ― Penang received its first 40-foot container at its Kepala Batas Hospital today to store bodies and is expecting another container next week.

“We are even storing bodies for Bukit Mertajam, Sungai Bakap and Balik Pulau hospitals,” he said in an interview withHe said the hospital can even store up to 100 bodies per day if the need arises but due to the time it takes to release bodies back to their families, it hasto be prepared for any eventuality.

“Tomorrow we might have more bodies coming in so it is always good that we prepare more space before the need arises,” he said. A container which doubles as a morgue is pictured at the Kepala Batas Hospital in Penang August 20, 2021. ― Picture by Sayuti Zainudin He said many other states in the country already have containers on standby so it is not only Penang or Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. He said his plan is to have four spare containers in Penang for use during disasters and these can also be used whenever there is a disruption or floods or system defects in the morgues in the state.

Dr Zahari said there is now a committee in charge of arranging for mass burials of Covid-19 victims.

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