In New York City - there have been 18,000 coronovirus deaths, since March.

Cremations and burials are now totally backed up - with funeral homes and cemeteries unable to cope.


Refrigerated vans are being used to store bodies - and, in Brooklyn over the past couple of days - ordinary trucks were utilised.

With many residents complaining of odours from the trucks - and some undertaker businesses cited.


Central Park is now partially tented to cater for coronavirus victims - and NYC, being so small in acreage terms, is coming under severe pressure.


Federal and military assistance is becoming very likely - as NYC's high population density has helped the coronavirus to spread quickly, around the five boroughs.

Thanks Barney but the majority of us can read the news on our own...

Funerals in New York City have also become very problematical - with mourners insisting on turning up to pay their respects.

Orthodox Jews, particularly, have been seen to flaunt lockdown regulations - as they honour deceased rabbis etc. - almost on a daily basis.

Police have been busy at Jewish funerals, often attempting to disperse them - adding to the growing social unrest in NYC.

Brooklyn has the major problem with funerals. And - on at least one occasion - water cannon was used control large numbers of attendees.


Local authorities are said to be considering banning all funerals - held in public.