The bodies are scattered on the streets of Ecuador

Forensic experts are seen handling bodies right on the street. (Photo: EPA)

The employee sprayed disinfection after the body was discovered. (Photo: EPA)

It is not the first time the bodies of victims of Covid-19 have been seen scattered across Ecuador. (Photo: EPA)

Ecuador currently records 1,618 deaths and 29,420 cases of Covid-19. However, the actual number is believed to be much higher than the official confirmation. (Photo: EPA)

With 17.6 million people, Ecuador is the 8th most populous country in Latin America. However, in this region, Ecuador is currently only behind Brazil in the number of infections and deaths from Covid-19. (Photo: EPA)

The funeral workers placed the man’s body in the coffin before moving. (Photo: EPA)

Guayaquil, which is considered the "Latin American Wuhan", is currently the city most affected by the Covid-19 epidemic in Ecuador. Funeral homes in Guayaquil even have to use cardboard boxes to make coffins due to the large number of deaths. (Photo: AP)

At the hospital in Guayaquil, health workers had to pile bodies in bath houses because the morgue had no room to store it. Overloads occur not only in hospitals, but also in morgues in Ecuador. (Image: Reuters)

The Ecuadorian government even had to mobilize troops to collect hundreds of bodies on the streets and in apartments, after staff at the morgue were not "strong enough" to work due to the large number of bodies. When the morgues were overloaded, some residents were forced to place the bodies of their loved ones on the street. (Photo: AFP)