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Firefighters begin grim task of transporting coronavirus dead to makeshift mortuary

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Firefighters begin grim task of transporting coronavirus dead from overwhelmed hospitals to a makeshift mortuary in industrial park that can hold up to 1,000 bodies Bodies being taken from hospitals in Greater Manchester to a special mortuary The new mortuary in Trafford can hold up to 1,000 bodies in an industrial park It opened on Monday and is … Read more

Calls for lockdown ‘exit strategy’ after grim warnings on economic hit

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Ministers are under huge pressure to come up with an ‘exit strategy’ from coronavirus lockdown today after the scale of the looming economic meltdown became clear. Cabinet infighting is in full swing over how and when to ease the draconian curbs strangling UK plc, with demands for primary schools and non-essential shops to reopen early … Read more

Grim photos show workers still digging mass graves on Hart Island

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Workers have been pictured standing over a mass grave on New York’s Hart Island, as another 778 people died from coronavirus Monday taking the total death toll to 10,834. A handful of workers were seen at the historic site on Tuesday, after desperate officials admitted last week the state had no choice left but to … Read more

Sweden equals its grim record for number of coronavirus death in a day with 114

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Sweden has equaled its record for the number of coronavirus deaths in a day with 114 new deaths bringing the total to over 1,000, as a group of experts attacked the authorities’ approach to the crisis.  The country has also recorded a spike of 497 new cases in 24 hours.    Sweden’s Public Health Agency said on … Read more

Italy reaches grim coronavirus milestone as 100th doctor dies of the disease 

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Italy reaches grim coronavirus milestone as 100th doctor dies of the disease At least 100 Italian doctors have died of coronavirus, a medical federation said  Italian media estimates 30 nurses and nursing assistants also died of COVID-19 Toll includes retired doctors who voluntarily returned during the virus outbreak  By Afp and Chris Dyer For Mailonline … Read more

NHS worker, 19, shares tearful selfie as she reveals grim reality of shifts on a coronavirus ward

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‘You can see the pain in their eyes’: Teenage NHS worker, 19, reveals the grim reality of 13-hour shifts on a coronavirus ward Healthcare assistant Lucy Hutchings works 13-hour shifts on a coronavirus ward Miss Hutchings says people ignoring the lockdown are ‘irresponsible’  Her hospital warned there may be an increase in younger people getting … Read more

‘Grim Sleeper’ killer Lonnie Franklin, 67, dies in California prison after four years on death row

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Lonnie Franklin, the convicted serial killer known as the ‘Grim Sleeper’ who preyed on the women of South Los Angeles for more than two decades, has died in prison. He was 67. California corrections officials said Franklin was found unresponsive in his cell at San Quentin State Prison on Saturday at 7.20pm. Medics tried to … Read more

‘Bottom line, it’s going to get worse’: Dr. Tony Fauci offers grim assessment of coronavirus

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Dr. Anthony Fauci warned on Wednesday the coronavirus situation in the United States is going to get worse and ‘many, many millions’ will be affected. His warning came as 33 people in the United States have died, the number of infected topped 1,000, the stock markets tanked and several schools said they would move to … Read more