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Plans for Birmingham Airport coronavirus mortuary to take up to 12,000 bodies
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Talks have been held about setting up a temporary mortuary at Birmingham Airport with space for up to 12,000 bodies in a worst-case scenario amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
Any airport facility could initially have space for 2,500 bodies, increasing to up to 12,000 if needed, it is understood. Birmingham Airport said it has been in discussions with councils and would "co-operate to find a suitable location".
The airport is next to Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre (NEC), which has already been mooted as a possible location for a temporary field hospital.
It is understood the NEC was initially raised as a potential location, but fell away after proposals were raised to turn it into a temporary field hospital.
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