Amid strict lockdown, coronavirus victims die in isolation

As coronavirus crisis cases continue to spike in the US, the authorities are preparing for the worst-case scenario.

Anticipating the final coronavirus death toll, federal authorities on Wednesday ordered 100,000 additional body bags.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) wants the body bags delivered by May 4.

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With nearly 62,000 deaths and counting, the body bags may be symbolic of what the future holds for the United States as it fights the deadly Wuhan virus.

There is something that is making this battle gloomier than all the previous ones.

Those being killed by the enemy are being denied right to die with dignity.The coronavirus victims are dying in isolation and the fear of the Wuhan virus is getting the better of people's grief.

They are too scared to come close to one another, leave alone the mortal remains.

There are no proper funerals as Social distancing norms have forbidden elaborate rituals. Mass gatherings are also illegal due to which goodbyes have become lonelier and last rites shorter.

As worldwide lockdowns have made it impossible to travel, hundreds of people are bidding goodbye to their loved ones over video calls.

There are some who are breathing their last in a foreign land with no hope of returning to their country even if it is in a coffin.

Authorities are also facing issues with the graveyards as there is a shortage of enough hands to lower the coffins. There are not enough men to shoulder the dead to the crematorium. Churches are also closed for the final service.

Coronavirus has infected about 3.2 million people and over 227,000 others have succumbed to the deadly disease.