China News Service, January 29. According to Reuters, the Rose Hill Memorial Park and Funeral Home in Whittier, California, may be the largest cemetery in North America. Due to the increase in deaths from the new crown, the 1,400-acre cemetery is struggling to cope with the large number of deaths. Needs for funeral services.
Data map: On September 21, 2020, local time, in Washington, USA, volunteers placed 20,000 American flags on the National Mall to commemorate the nearly 200,000 deaths in the new crown epidemic.
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Patrick Monroe, CEO and President of Rose Hill Memorial Park, said that since the Thanksgiving holiday in November 2020, demand for services has increased substantially and has almost doubled.
Despite having a large number of facilities, the families of the deceased have to wait a month before they can be arranged for the funeral services of their loved ones.
Rose Hill Memorial Park has introduced a large number of refrigeration equipment to process more remains.
The park has also set up a tent area to replace the church, and uses new methods such as live broadcast to provide services.
"Nothing can replace a hug," Monroe said.
"There is an old saying that sharing grief reduces grief...you can't do this online."
Monroe said that employees feel a lot of pressure because they have witnessed too much grief.
He said: "I think funeral workers, cemetery workers and medical staff are all heroes."