WATCH: Covid-19 emergency ward rapidly takes shape at Wigan Infirmary

Name: Crane helping to assemble new Covid-19 ward
Uploaded: 2020-04-03T09:01:14.000Z
Duration: 86 s
Description: Crane on Wigan Lane lowering components of new hospital ward into place.

Ready-made modules are lifted and lowered into place as a Covid-19 emergency ward rapidly takes shape at Wigan Infirmary.

By Charles Graham

Published 3rd Apr 2020, 10:45 BST

Updated 3rd Apr 2020, 10:48 BST

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Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust bosses say that the 52-bed facility should be up and running by the end of the month.

A large crane was brought onto the hospital site on Thursday afternoon and from 10pm onwards has been lifted components of the medical facility from off the backs of HGVs parked on Wigan Lane.

WWL chiefs have warned that there will be traffic disruption until around 7pm on Friday.

Covid-19 Wigan Infirmary