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California Activates “Mass Fatality” Program as Coronavirus Spikes

HeadlineDec 16, 2020

California has activated its “mass fatality” program as cases surge in the mostly locked-down state. This is Governor Gavin Newsom.

Gov. Gavin Newsom: “We have orders, and 60 53-foot refrigerated storage units are currently standing by now in counties and at hospitals. We just had to order 5,000 additional body bags they just purchased for the state, and we just distributed them down to San Diego, Los Angeles, Inyo counties. That should be sobering.”

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