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Tuesday, Apr 20, 2021

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‘It breaks my heart’: New York funeral director on being ‘last responders’ in coronavirus pandemic

SCMP, 06 Apr 2021

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Funeral director Jesus Pujols said he hardly slept as Covid-19 deaths piled up in New York last year. The funeral home where the 24-year-old works had nearly 500 people in its care at one point.

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