Coronavirus in London: 1,300-body mortuary opens
The overflow mortuary in Ruislip was built to relieve pressure on hospital morgues in London.
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The overflow mortuary in Ruislip was built to relieve pressure on hospital morgues in London.
A new temporary mortuary that can hold up to 1,300 bodies has been built in London as the city faces a growing Covid-19 death toll.
The London facility has been erected to cope with the increasing number of deaths across the capital.
A new temporary mortuary that can hold up to 1,300 bodies has been built in London as the capital faces a growing Covid-19 death toll. A council chief described how the newly-built facility in north-west London acts as a “sobering reminder” of how the pandemic is affecting thousands of lives as he urged people to follow Covid-19 rules. More than 10,500 people have died from Covid-19 in London since the start of the outbreak and the city’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, declared a major incident last week as hospitals came under increasing pressure. The facility in Ruislip is the latest of a number ...
By Taz Ali, PA A new temporary mortuary that can hold up to 1,300 bodies has been built in London as the capital faces a growing Covid-19 death toll. A council leader described how the newly-built facility in north-west London acts as a “sobe...