A new temporary mortuary has been set up in Aylesford, Kent. Stuart Thomas A large temporary mortuary has been set up in north Kent to store bodies as the Covid-19 death toll rises. Kent County Council say the need to activate the temporary morgue is a stark reminder to everyone to follow the lockdown guidance as The Aylesford Temporary Place of Rest, a giant marquee located just north of Maidstone in Kent, opened on New Year s Day to ease pressure on hospital mortuaries which are currently reaching full capacity. In the last two weeks of 2020, more people have died in the south east of England than anywhere else in England and Wales, and health providers warn they are likely to face even greater pressures in the coming weeks.
Temporary morgue set up in Aylesford to relieve pressure on hospital mortuaries as Covid-19 deaths rise
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Updated: 17:01, 11 January 2021
Bodies are now being stored at a temporary morgue in Kent as the Covid-19 death toll rises and space runs out in existing mortuaries.
Kent Council Council built the mortuary at the back of its former county workshops in Beddow Way, Aylesford in April, during the first wave of the pandemic, but has confirmed it has been put into use from New Year s Day when the first body was stored there.
A temporary morgue that has been built in Aylesford, just off Beddow Way Picture: Barry Goodwin
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