Kingsport, Tenn. — There is a local maker of mortuary equipment that supplies the government and other contracts. Due to COVID-19, demand for the product is way up. American Mortuary Coolers and ...

Merrington said the mortuary supplies services like embalming and cremation to funeral homes and retrieves bodies from homes and the scenes of accidents. He said COVID-19 safety protocols can slow ...

Barber Medical, which has the NHS contract for mortuary supplies, said availability of zipped mortuary bags was a real problem and they could not be sourced anywhere. The company has, however ...