Orchard cool stores were discussed as an option to store the bodies of Covid-19 pandemic victims. Photo: Getty Images/FileBut the Otago Civil Defence Emergency Management Group was ready to rise to the challenge. Reporter Simon Henderson speaks to emergency management officers Matt Alley and Oliver Varley about how they planned for every eventuality. Bodies being held at cold storage facilities on orchards were considered as part of Emergency Management Central Otago’s Covid-19 pandemic plans. Central Otago emergency management officer Matt Alley said in the early days of the pandemic many options had to be considered, including mortuary capacity.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 11, 2020 20:48 UTC