Aerial photos show a huge temporary mortuary being built in London, one of the several being constructed to deal with the rising death toll from the coronavirus pandemic.
“The facility will act as a holding point before a respectful and dignified cremation or burial can take place to send a loved one on their final journey,” she wrote. “Sadly, relatives will not be able to visit the site.”
“I would like to reassure all residents that there is no risk to the health of people in the area,” the deputy leader of the Waltham Forest Council, Clyde Loakes, wrote. Currently in its second week of a complete national lockdown, the United Kingdom has recorded approximately 3,600 deaths from the coronavirus to date.
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