Madrid Using Ice Rink As Makeshift Morgue As COVID-19 Deaths Surge | Talking Points Memo

MADRID — Madrid’s ice-skating rink is now being used as a makeshift morgue given the rapid increase in deaths in the Spanish capital owing to the COVID-19 outbreak.


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Just a feeling but I sense this will not be the first time we hear of something like this.

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Usually, in cases of massive deaths, they use refrigerated semi trailers or shipping containers. TBH, they have better temperature controls and are lined with non porous white fiberglass panels and have slotted aluminum floors for easy disinfecting.

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It is really sad that we might not have traditional burials…and social distancing to comfort each other.

Has Jared Kushner and GOP legislators invested in the funeral stocks or businesses yet?

This sounds like a hoax to me.

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Their ilk generally does not buy stocks. They will buy put or call options on stocks, ETFs or a volitility index. Using stock options, a 35% move in the stock can return 354%. OTH, if you bought the stock, you would make only 35%. It’s all about the leverage. If you’re wrong though, you can lose everything.
These people usually bet on sure things and insider information.

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45* got his start in tv when Burnett met him at an ice rink opening that Trump had branded.

These are what they used in the big Chicago heat wave. There is a great doc called ‘Cooked’ if anyone is interested. (PBS)

The Italian Army hauls the bodies to lesser effected regions for burial. Iran has gone to mass graves, and blames U.S. Trump sanctions for their inability to respond better.