New refrigerated containers at Hillsborough Medical Examiner bought for hurricanes, not coronavirus

[soothsayer]

https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2020/07/10/new-refrigerated-containers-at-hillsborough-medical-examiner-bought-for-hurricanes-not-coronavirus/

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The six containers recently installed at the office on 46th Street in Tampa could be used for people who died from coronavirus if it came to that, officials said....

The office wants to be ready if a big storm blows through the area and causes a sizable death count beyond the building’s 200-body capacity, he said. When the county got the chance back in March to buy the containers at a reduced price, Cowan decided to go for it.

“I’d rather do it up front than during a hurricane and having issues trying to get them there,” he said. “So when the possibility came up, I thought we might as well jump on these.”


Each of the 20-foot-long Conex containers has room for 20 bodies. They’re easier to access than wheeled trailers and more stable, especially if a big storm hits, Cowan said. The county purchased the containers in for $8,500 each; they were first delivered to the county’s public safety complex on East Columbus Drive, then moved to the Medical Examiner’s Office around June 19.

[Nevilledog]

1. Do you believe that? They already lied about 7000 hospitalizations.

[Doodley]

2. Because that is what they always do. Crap they do!

[edhopper]

3. in the last 20 years

only 145 have died in Florida hurricanes, total.

Do they not realize how obvious their lies are?

[soothsayer]

4. Well that kind of seals it

[soothsayer]

5. I'm kind of disturbed by the cheery way they describe them

[Tiger8]

6. COVID Kills much higher rates of poor and minority people

This is Trump genocide.

[TreasonousBastard]

7. So, while the President should be inspiring them, the inspiration is..

to get better at lies and bullshit.

[captain queeg]

8. Errr...OK if you say so