Inside the new 4000-bed coronavirus hospital being built at London's ExCel Centre

New pictures have shown the scale of work going on to transform London's ExCel Centre into a temporary coronavirus hospital.

Progress is well underway after the military were drafted in to turn the 70,000 capacity convention centre into a 4,000 bed hospital named 'Nightingale Hospital London'.

The huge space will be transformed into two wards, each able to treat 2000 patients.

At first 500 beds with ventilators and oxygen will be used to treat the seriously ill.

The work is being carried out by NHS staff along with engineers from the British Army.

The Ministry of Defence and NHS are working together on the huge project (PA)

It's a massive job (PA)

The huge space will be transformed into two wards, each able to treat 2000 patients (PA)

It's starting to take shape (PA)

More than 19,000 people have now tested positive for COVID-19 across the UK, the latest figures revealed on Sunday afternoon.

At the same time 10 more deaths were announced in Wales, bringing the total number of people who have died from the virus to 48.

Engineers are working around the clock to get the facility ready (PA)

While ambulances line up outside (PA)

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Inside the Excel, workers wearing military uniforms and florescent vests are seen rolling out flooring while ambulances line up outside.

It comes as Cardiff's Principality Stadium and Llanelli's Parc y Scarlets have already been lined up to be used by the NHS at the peak of the pandemic.