The increasing number of deaths in Goroka had filled up the COVID-19 morgue and the hospital is struggling to keep up with the demand.
Meanwhile there is mourning in the villages and town settlements across Eastern Highlands province with funerals being attended by men, women and children. These are deaths caused by the Coronavirus.
It is alarming also to note that while offering sympathy, the gatherings are becoming high-risk areas in which people attending these funeral gatherings, can easily transmit the virus.
