The holy month of Ramazan is underway, and the Central Jamia Mosque Ghamkol Sharif in Birmingham should be full of worshippers. But this year, the main arrivals are the dead, AP reports.

While the mosque in the central England city has been closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, its parking lot has been transformed into a temporary morgue with room for 150 bodies.

"You can see how the families were grieving," said 44-year-old mosque trustee Mohammed Zahid, who wears a mask, coveralls and gloves as he moves among the coffins."

Local government social-distancing rules allow only six people to attend each burial.

In this photo taken on April 24, 2020, a view of a coffin containing the body a victim of Covid-19 placed on tables prior to a burial. — AP
In this photo taken on April 24, 2020, a view of a coffin containing the body a victim of Covid-19 placed on tables prior to a burial. — AP

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