Coronavirus burial pits so vast they’re visible from space
Iranian authorities began digging a pair of trenches for victims just days after the government disclosed the initial outbreak. Together, their lengths are that of a football field.
Two days after Iran declared its first cases of the novel coronavirus — in what would become one of the largest outbreaks of the illness outside of China — evidence of unusual activity appeared at a cemetery near where the infections emerged.
At the Behesht-e Masoumeh complex in Qom, about 80 miles south of Tehran, the excavation of a new section of the graveyard began as early as Feb. 21, satellite images show, and then rapidly expanded as the virus spread. By the end of the month, two large trenches — their lengths totaling 100 yards — were visible at the site from space.
According to expert analysis, video testimony and official statements, the graves were dug to accommodate the rising number of virus victims in Qom.
Yikes! I hope this story is wrong.
The United States has less than 40 deaths. Go Trump! Better than Obama's with 4000 with swine flu, maybe you started celebrating to early.
You are the one celebrating too early. Like Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/12/trump-coronavirus-timeline/
Our very stable genius on January 22: “We have it totally under control.”
January 24: "It will all work out well."
January 30:
“We think we have it very well under control. We have very little problem in this country at this moment — five. And those people are all recuperating successfully. But we’re working very closely with China and other countries, and we think it’s going to have a very good ending for it. So that I can assure you.”
February 14:
“We have a very small number of people in the country, right now, with it. It’s like around 12. Many of them are getting better. Some are fully recovered already. So we’re in very good shape.”
February 24:
“The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. … Stock Market starting to look very good to me!”
February 26: “Because of all we’ve done, the risk to the American people remains very low. …
When you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero. That’s a pretty good job we’ve done."
February 28:
“It’s going to disappear. One day, it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.” A totally empty, vacuous, meaningless statement. The kind his rube herd just eat right up.
March 9:
“So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!” 546 cases! Think about that! He just said a few days before that there were only 15 and after they got better, it would be down to zero.