Bodies burned on the streets of China as Covid deaths soar and funeral homes are overwhelmed

Funeral homes and hospitals in China said they were overwhelmed, as international health experts predicted 2.1 million Covid deaths in the coming months

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China: Families forced to cremate loved ones on the street amid Covid

Horrific footage has emerged from China appearing to show families burning the bodies of their loved ones in the streets, as Covid infections soar and funeral homes and hospitals are overwhelmed.

Reports that China may be experiencing up to one million new cases per day have sparked global fears that new variants may emerge.

Reports come as Beijing ended its “zero-Covid” policy last month after three years of strict restrictions.

Despite this, Chinese authorities have claimed that only 5,000 people have died from the virus since the political reversal.

Shocking video footage shared online showed bodies piling up in hospitals and crematoriums in the weeks that followed, while the UK Department of Health confirmed that anyone traveling to England from China will be required to present a negative Covid test.

Funeral homes and hospitals said they were overwhelmed, as international health experts predicted 2.1 million Covid deaths in the coming months.

Families in China seem to have started burning the bodies of their loved ones in the streets (

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