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'Death Squads' set up to deal with Covid-19 in London

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'Death Squads' set up to deal with Covid-19 in London

'Death Squads' set up to deal with Covid-19 in London

Emergency services will be working together on new Pandemic Multiagency Response Teams (PMART) in London, which will help deal with deaths in the community related to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Police officers, fire and health services staff will respond to the calls, dealing with the victim's body and also supporting the family with funeral arrangements.

Report by Etemadil.

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