Queues in China’s crematorium visible from satellites due to COVID outbreak

Satellite images taken of a number of Chinese cities have captured crowds in crematoria and funeral homes as the country continues to battle an unprecedented wave of Covid-19 infections after the lifting of severe pandemic-related restrictions.

Pictures taken by Maxar in late December and early January and viewed by CNN show a funeral home on the outskirts of Beijing that appears to have built a brand new parking lot, as well as rows of cars waiting outside funeral homes in Kunming, Nanjing, Chengdu, Tangshan and Huzhou.