The Defense Department ordered 100,000 “military-style body bags for potential civilian use.” According to Gizmodo, COVID-19 spread to all 50 U.S. states and four U.S. territories. Johns Hopkins University of Medicine tracker recorded over 209,000 confirmed cases and over 4,750 deaths. While FEMA has not specified a time they want the body bags, they said as soon as possible. FEMA also requested the military provide a “mortuary affairs support team for New York.”
