A video that emerged online appears to show body bags being lifted into a lorry outside the Brooklyn Hospital Centre in New York.
Medical staff wearing protective clothing appear to be on hand to assist.
‘This is for real!’ can be heard throughout the video by the person filming, as they urge everyone to take the lockdown seriously and stay home.
The video comes as New York City deals with the surging death count and tens of thousands cases of coronavirus already confirmed.
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