MEISSEN, Germany — A German crematorium in the eastern state of Saxony, which has been hit hard by the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, is struggling to keep up with the number of people who have died from COVID-19 just before Christmas.
“We are currently working 24 hours a day, from Monday to Sunday, without a break,” said Meissen crematorium manager Joerg Schaldach.
“We will of course have to keep on cremating and now the holidays are around the corner,” he said, adding special procedures were required for people who died from COVID-19.
“The coffins are sealed, the deceased are wrapped in accident-like bags, so there is barely any possibility of having contact wi…
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