Ecuador said police have removed almost 800 bodies in recent weeks from homes in Guayaquil, the epicenter of the country’s coronavirus outbreak. | AP
Wated did not specify the cause of death for the victims, 600 of whom have now been buried by the authorities.
The coastal province of Guayas accounts for over 70 percent of those infected in the country, with 4,000 cases in the capital Guayaquil, according to the national government. Guayaquil residents posted videos on social media of bodies abandoned in the streets, along with messages asking for help to bury their family members.
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