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UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson remains in hospital 'for observation' after 'comfortable night'
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Detectives will work with body recovery teams to check if there are any suspicious circumstances surrounding the deaths of suspected coronavirus victims who die in the community.
Small police units are undergoing training alongside fire brigade and NHS staff to collect the dead across London and ease pressure on under-strain hospitals and the London Ambulance service.
The teams, who have been given personal protective equipment (PPE), will attend houses, care homes, and hospices to confirm the death and identity of the deceased.
Pandemic Multi-Agency Response Teams began working in the capital last Tuesday amid projections that around one third of suspected Covid-19 deaths could happen outside hospitals.
Team members are understood to have volunteered to take on the role, with Scotland Yard Superintendent Wayne Matthews telling them they should not “underestimate how unpleasant this task is going to be”.
“What we are asking the officers to do is essentially deal with one fatality, then another and then another,” he told the PA news agency.
“So obviously the mental robustness and physical aptitude to be able to do this is why we asked for volunteers, people who felt they were able to do this.”
After dealing with a case, the teams have the option of a “decompression period” to help them deal with the mental toll.
Detectives will work with body recovery teams to check if there are any suspicious circumstances surrounding the deaths of suspected coronavirus victims who die in the community.
Small police units are undergoing training alongside fire brigade and NHS staff to collect the dead across London and ease pressure on under-strain hospitals and the London Ambulance service.
The teams, who have been given personal protective equipment (PPE), will attend houses, care homes, and hospices to confirm the death and identity of the deceased.
Pandemic Multi-Agency Response Teams began working in the capital last Tuesday amid projections that around one third of suspected Covid-19 deaths could happen outside hospitals.
Team members are understood to have volunteered to take on the role, with Scotland Yard Superintendent Wayne Matthews telling them they should not “underestimate how unpleasant this task is going to be”.
“What we are asking the officers to do is essentially deal with one fatality, then another and then another,” he told the PA news agency.
“So obviously the mental robustness and physical aptitude to be able to do this is why we asked for volunteers, people who felt they were able to do this.”
After dealing with a case, the teams have the option of a “decompression period” to help them deal with the mental toll.
UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson remains in hospital 'for observation' after 'comfortable night'
