[Photo] Cremation Facilities Operated Intensively Amid Surge in COVID-19 Deaths
![[Photo] Cremation Facilities Operated Intensively Amid Surge in COVID-19 Deaths](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2022031615112080950_1647411081.jpg)
On the 16th, as the number of deaths continues to record an all-time high amid the surge of COVID-19 cases, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it will operate 60 cremation facilities nationwide intensively until mid-April. Through this, the average daily operation per cremation furnace, which was previously 3.3 times (1,044 cases), will be increased to at least 5 times, and up to 7 times in the metropolitan and large cities, enabling the cremation of approximately 1,580 people per day. The photo shows the Seoul Municipal Crematorium in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi Province on the day. / Reporter Moon Honam munonam@
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