A new mortuary is being built in the London Borough of Newham to combat the significant rise in COVID-19 cases in the area.
The temporary site is being built in Wanstead Flats and this footage shows construction work beginning on April 1.
Newham Council released a statement: "We know that coronavirus is deadly and so far 1,789 people have died in the UK.
We know that the number of deaths will rise.
"That is why as part of the Government’s response, additional mortuary space is being found and one of those is Manor Flats in the Manor Park area of Newham.
This site is owned by the City of London Corporation and is very close to their Cemetery and Crematorium nearby, and today work on the build process started."
