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Pentagon Confirms It’s Seeking 100,000 Body Bags in Virus Crisis
- FEMA request sent to Pentagon as civilian casualties mount
- White House has warned as many as 200,000 Americans could die
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The Pentagon confirmed that it’s seeking to provide as many as 100,000 military-style body bags for potential civilian use as the U.S. warns that deaths could soar in the coming weeks from the coronavirus pandemic.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has requested 100,000 body bags, known as Human Remains Pouches, through an interagency group that directed it to the Defense Department.