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Thanks for watching my video. If you like my videos, please subscribe to the channel to receive the latest videos Videos can use content-based copyright law contains reasonable use Fair Use (https://www.youtube.com/yt/copyright/). For any copyright, please send me a message.  Inmates at the prison where Harvey Weinstein is being held could be tasked with digging mass graves to bury coronavirus victims if the outbreak becomes a severe pandemic.  Plans drawn up by New York's Office of Chief Medical Examiner detail how cons from Rikers Island would be used to help bury up to 51,000 bodies.  The 2008 report by Charles Hirsch, titled 'Pandemic Influenza Surge Plan For Managing In-and-Out-of-Hospital Deaths' features response strategies in case of widespread emergencies.  During an outbreak similar to the 1918 Spanish Flu, when more than 500,000 Americans died, the city plans to deploy 'death professionals' like morticians, forensic photographers, and medical students to collect the bodies.  It is estimated they would be asked to remove between 50 and 5,000 victims a day.  The Hirsch report says authorities would dispose of dead bodies, with prisoner-dug graves on Hart Island as a last resort if crematoriums became overwhelmed.  The one-mile-long island was previously used to quarantine yellow fever patients during the 19th century.  Rikers Island prisoners have already been put to work making floral-scented hand sanitiser set to be distributed in the city to try and halt the spread of Covid-19.  New York is better prepared than most big US cities for a pandemic although medical facilities could become overwhelmed if coronavirus takes hold.  The Empire State estimates 18,619 ventilators would be needed to treat patients suffering from breathing difficulties.  Hospitals across New York City's five boroughs currently have a total of 2,836 ventilators at their disposal.  Dr Kate Uraneck described the number of supplies needed just for one patient was "staggering".  The doctor, who treated Ebola-stricken patients during an outbreak six years ago, said: "Even with one patient, the cost and the amount of protective equipment we went through every day was amazing."