Furniture Company Makes Coffins Amid Increasing Demand Due to Coronavirus

CUENCA, ECUADOR - APRIL 08: Colineal Corp. workers make mortuary chests of different standards and prices due to the health emergency on April 8, 2020 in Cuenca, Ecuador. Furniture maker and retailer company Colineal is now producing coffins to deliver all over the country. The increasing number of deaths in the Ecuador led to a shortage of coffins, forcing people to use cardboard boxes. The official number of victims to date is 242, but authorities pointed out that many more died without being diagnosed. (Photo by Xavier Caivinagua/Agencia Press South/Getty Images )

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CUENCA, ECUADOR - APRIL 08: Colineal Corp. workers make mortuary chests of different standards and prices due to the health emergency on April 8, 2020 in Cuenca, Ecuador. Furniture maker and retailer company Colineal is now producing coffins to deliver all over the country. The increasing number of deaths in the Ecuador led to a shortage of coffins, forcing people to use cardboard boxes. The official number of victims to date is 242, but authorities pointed out that many more died without being diagnosed. (Photo by Xavier Caivinagua/Agencia Press South/Getty Images )