Mortuary congestion: Ondo threatens mass burial for corpses, gives 30-day ultimatum

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Mortuary congestion: Ondo threatens mass burial for corpses, gives 30-day ultimatum
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The Ondo State Government has given a month ultimatum for concern residents of the state to evacuate the corpses of their loved ones from morgues operated by the government for decent burial or risk being given mass burial. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Wahab Adegbenro, who disclosed this on Saturday, stated that the move

The Ondo State Government has given a month ultimatum for concern residents of the state to evacuate the corpses of their loved ones from morgues operated by the government for decent burial or risk being given mass burial.

While stressing that the ultimatum takes effective from May 11, 2020, Dr. Adegbenro said that if urgent measures are not taken towards decongesting the mortuaries it will constitute public health hazard to residents of the State. Dr. Adegbenro said at the expiration of the one month, all unclaimed and unburied corpses will be given mass burial.

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