The morgue at the Health Sciences Centre in St. John's uses the containers as overflow storage. Bodies are placed in the freezers until the next of kin can claim them. But it'll soon have a more permanent solution for the overflow of unburied remains: a permanent storage unit at the Health Sciences Centre. The permanent storage unit will preserve the bodies during that process, the health authority said. It's not clear where on hospital grounds that storage unit will be located.

Source: CBC News March 06, 2024 22:16 UTC