Tory MP on coronavirus: We’ve got contingency plans for a Hyde Park morgue

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Tory MP on coronavirus: We’ve got contingency plans for a Hyde Park morgue

In current days, the UK authorities has been criticised for not doing sufficient to replace the general public on the potential for a coronavirus



In current days, the UK authorities has been criticised for not doing sufficient to replace the general public on the potential for a coronavirus outbreak. No. 10’s boycott of the Right this moment programme meant that it was former well being secretary Jeremy Hunt who was left to take the slot on Friday fairly than a minister.

Nevertheless, Mr S wonders if there’s something to be stated for the silent method in spite of everything. Not too long ago elected MP for Cities of London and Westminster Nickie Aiken has spoken to Bloomberg in regards to the prospect of a coronavirus outbreak within the UK. She stated that contingency plans had been in place to open a morgue in Hyde Park:

‘We’ve got contingency plans to open up a morgue in Hyde Park, in tents. We might run the morgue for many of central London.’

Aiken provides that the outbreak might be ‘horrendous’:

‘I used to be on the Tube yesterday going to the Metropolis, and I used to be considering this can be a nightmare. Within the worst-case state of affairs, it’s going to be horrendous.’

Given the Prime Minister used a pool clip this afternoon to attempt to reassure the general public, Mr S suspects these weren’t the government-approved strains to take…





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