As hospital mortuaries run out of space to accommodate dead bodies, Britain is setting up temporary morgues.
January 13, 2021 10:54 GMT
The rising death toll in the UK has compelled British authorities to set up makeshift temporary morgues. Hospital morgues have already run out of space to accommodate more dead bodies and the quickest way to address it is through morgues that could just be taken down as soon as circumstances already warrant it.
New infections and increasing COVID-related deaths have caused a huge burden in the health system of the UK. In Surrey, which is located south of London, the mortuaries in hospitals have already reached their full capacity, which is at 600. Hence, local authorities opted to use temporary morgues to cater to additional bodies.
Leatherhead – British authorities have had to set up temporary morgues in some areas after local hospital mortuaries ran out of space due to a surge in deaths caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Britain has reported record levels of deaths and new infections in the last few weeks, fuelled by a new variant of the coronavirus which has caused a surge in cases, especially in London and southeast England. …
British authorities have had to set up a temporary morgues in some areas after local hospital mortuaries ran out of space due to a surge in deaths caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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4. What impact will it have on the county? Mr Clubb said: In agreeing the decision it allows us to step up further and strengthen our response. So, for example, this might include making more use of our volunteer groups and preparing the details of that. And (working out) what is the extra capacity needed across this range of services. It also enables us, if it s appropriate to do so, to request additional support from the government. .So it puts us on that footing that allows us to prepare, strengthen and support our public sector colleagues as we deal with what is going to be a really challenging few weeks.