NHS Nightingale Hospitals Brace for COVID Patient Surge
The government has ordered NHS Nightingale hospitals in the hardest-hit areas of Northern England to prepare for an influx of COVID-19 patients.
Hospital Admissions Spike Faster Than Ever
At a press conference this morning, government advisers revealed that hospital admissions are climbing rapidly. Shockingly, more people are now in hospital with COVID than before the March lockdown restrictions were imposed.
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Warns of Rising Death Toll
England’s deputy chief medical officer, Prof Jonathan Van-Tam, warned that this “marked pick-up” in cases will inevitably lead to more deaths.
“Already, with the cases that we know about, we have baked in additional hospital admissions and sadly we also have baked in additional deaths that are now consequent upon infections that have already happened,” he said.
North West England Hits Crisis Point
Cases are surging across most of England, with the North West region bearing the brunt of the outbreak.
