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Sobering images inside temporary morgue with 'shelves for children's bodies'

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These sobering images show inside a temporary morgue being built at a disused military base - which could eventually hold more than 5,000 bodies.

Two hangars at RAF Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire have been converted to hold 600 corpses each. Work is ready to start on two further hangars and five more are on standby if the death toll spirals - bringing the total capacity to 5,400.

The racking includes smaller shelves to accommodate the bodies of children, according to a worker. Oxfordshire County Council has confirmed that a temporary mortuary is being set up at the former RAF base to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.

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