Ecuador installs temporary morgues as coronavirus deaths mount

Ecuador is struggling to deal with various aspects of the health emergency, including where to put the deceased because the death tolls from victims of the coronavirus mount.

Ecuador reported 450 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday bringing its total to 2,758 people and among them, 98 people have died. Another 76 deaths are under investigation as possibly related to COVID-19. The deaths have put a strain on hospitals as well as on morgues, funeral homes and cemeteries. To deal with the increased number of deaths, temporary morgues were installed outside a hospital in Guayaquil on Wednesday. the government official said from 2,500 to 3,500 was expected to die from COVID-19 in the province of Guayas alone.