Anyone refusing to wear a mask is made to dig GRAVES for Covid-19 victims as punishment in East Java Eight people have been made to dig graves for Covid victims in Gresik regency The punishment was issued as a ‘deterrent’ for breaking coronavirus protocols Indonesia’s Covid case count rose by 3,636 yesterday, taking its total … Read more
Ancient burial ground containing the bones of 350 people squashed into tiny circular graves is unearthed on a train station construction site in Japan Osaka City authorities have been surveying ruins in the area for three decades The so-called ‘Umeda Tomb’ is one of seven historical grave sites within the city Experts believe the site … Read more
Africa´s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed 1 million, but global health experts say the true toll is likely several times higher, reflecting the gaping lack of testing for the continent´s 1.3 billion people. While experts say infection tolls in richer nations can be significant undercounts, large numbers of undetected cases are a greater danger for … Read more
Vandals smash two graves marking Bristol burial site of African slave and scrawl ‘put Colston’s statue back’ on paving nearby – 10 days after toppling of city’s controversial memorial to 17th century trader The headstones mark the burial place of African slave Scipio Africanus Chalk message in the churchyard suggested the vandalism was in revenge … Read more
Hundreds of mass graves have been dug in Brazil as the country recorded 21,116 deaths from coronavirus yesterday. Brazil has had more than 330,000 coronavirus infections, making it the third worst affected country in the world and the worst affected in South America. It briefly overtook Russia as the world’s number two hotspot for Covid-19 … Read more
Hundreds of mass graves have been dug in Brazil as the country recorded 21,116 deaths from coronavirus yesterday. Brazil has had more than 330,000 coronavirus infections, making it the third worst affected country in the world and the worst affected in South America. It briefly overtook Russia as the world’s number two hotspot for Covid-19 … Read more
Harrowing new photographs from New York City show rows of refrigerated trucks that will function as mobile morgues waiting to be loaded with body bags on Thursday as the city’s coronavirus death toll hits 4,778. The Big Apple’s coronavirus outbreak continues to stagger with 87,725 cases – a rise in 7,521 infections and 518 deaths … Read more
Harrowing new photographs from New York City show rows of refrigerated trucks that will function as mobile morgues waiting to be loaded with body bags on Thursday as the city’s coronavirus death toll hits 4,778. The Big Apple’s coronavirus outbreak continues to stagger with 87,725 cases – a rise in 7,521 infections and 518 deaths … Read more
Prisoners wearing hazmat suits and other protective gear have been spotted burying caskets in a mass grave on New York’s Hart Island amid speculation coronavirus victims are now being buried there. About a dozen prisoners were seen digging and burying the caskets on Thursday as at least one refrigerated truck was brought onto the island. … Read more
Prisoners wearing hazmat suits and other protective gear have been spotted burying caskets in a mass grave on New York’s Hart Island amid speculation coronavirus victims are now being buried there. About a dozen prisoners were seen digging and burying the caskets – some of which had names carved into them – on Thursday as … Read more