Cardboard coffins are being provided for coronavirus victims as authorities struggle to cope with the rising death tolls. Ecuadorian officials are distributing thousands of cardboard coffins as they battle the coronavirus crisis which has gripped the South American nation.
A helpline for families who need bodies removed from their homes has also been set up. The updates come after news emerged that morgues and hospitals in Ecuador’s biggest city, Guayaquil, have been overwhelmed – with dead bodies being left on the streets as officials struggled to cope.
Ecuadorian ministers have revealed over 3,460 coronavirus cases have been officially registered, with the South American country holding the third-highest number of cases on the continent