U.S. Los Angeles armed lung death remains pile too much, temporarily lift the number of cremation limit

Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) epidemic is severe, the number of deaths in California continues to surge, the number of deaths has reached more than twice the standard before the pandemic, resulting in hospitals, funeral homes and crematoriums difficult to control the remains of the dead, local air quality regulators recently announced the suspension of Los Angeles County for the number of cremation restrictions.

Comprehensive foreign media reports, regulatory agencies South Coast air quality management district (South Coast air quality management district) said that as of last Friday, there have been more than 2,700 bodies were stored in local hospitals and forensic services storage, but restricted by environmental regulations can not be cremated, the authorities decided to issue an executive order to approve The authorities decided to issue an executive order approving the suspension of the monthly cremation cap. According to reports, this is the first time the local cremation limit has been lifted.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District said environmentalists have long demanded limits on cremation volume for years because of the potential impact of crematories on air quality, and recently decided to file an executive order at the request of the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Department of Public health to allow crematories that apply to be exempt from regulation by the relevant ordinance. The public health department and the medical examiner’s office noted that the accumulated remains are considered a potential threat to public health. And warned that the coroner expects another spike in deaths four to six weeks after the New Year’s holiday.

According to Johns Hopkins University statistics, California became the first state in the nation to surpass 3 million confirmed cases on the 18th, with a continued surge in deaths and tightening capacity in the health care system and intensive care units. In order to control the spread of the Wuhan pneumonia epidemic, the United States also began vaccination, but so far, California only 2.2% of the population to complete the first dose of vaccination, is one of the lowest vaccination rate in the United States.