Red alert: Stringent measures needed

So far, a total of 139,710,707 cases of coronavirus have been registered. According to the Worldometers website, the number of active cases is close to 18,000,000.

Rome, Italy: cemeteries packed, protests of undertakers

Undertakers in Rome protested due to long delay in burials on city cemeteries and told authorities were unable to deal with a large number of Covid 19 related deaths.
Reuters reported that the managers of the city cemeteries announced that more than 2,000 bodies are kept in the only crematorium in Rome, some from the beginning of the year, explaining that the capacity stands at 50 cremations a day, while due to a large number of burials, mortuaries in other cemeteries are full.
"Every few days they tell us that the cemeteries are blocked and that there is no more room to receive the deceased," said Giovanni Cascioli, head of the Italian Federation of Funeral Workers.

The alert status in Tokyo, stricter measures to follow

The Japanese government decided to increase the Covid 19 alert level in the capital and three neighboring prefectures, as well as in some areas in central Japan, enabling the introduction of stricter measures in the fight against the pandemic.
The AP reports that the government has approved alert status for Tokyo, neighboring prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba and Aichi in central Japan, and this decision will enable governors to decide on opening hours for bars and restaurants, along with penalties for those who disobey the rules and compensation for those who obey the rules.
The measures are imposed as of Monday and will last until May 11, when the celebration of Japanese holidays during Golden Week ends.
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