CREMATORIUM WORKING 24/7 DUE TO COVID-19

MEISSEN 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.

The eastern German state of Saxony has reported the highest number of deaths per capita in Germany over the course of the pandemic, with around 57 in 100,000 people there having died.

Germany reported a new coronavirus daily death toll high of 962 on Wednesday.