London’s hospitals will be overwhelmed by Covid in less than two weeks even in a ‘best’ case scenario, an official briefing reportedly warns. Vin Diwakar, medical director at NHS England London, provided the worrying analysis to medical directors of the capital’s hospital trusts over a Zoom call this afternoon. Even if the number of coronavirus patients … Read more
Two thirds of hospitals currently have more Covid patients than they did on England’s worst day in April last year when the pandemic first exploded, official figures show as Number 10 last night shifted back to another national lockdown to ‘protect the NHS’. There were a record 26,000 infected patients in hospital beds across England … Read more
Two thirds of NHS hospitals currently have more Covid patients than they did on England’s worst day in April last year when the pandemic first exploded, official figures show as the Government last night shifted back to a total national lockdown to ‘protect the NHS’. There were a record 26,000 infected patients taking up hospital … Read more
Schools have triggered three times more Covid outbreaks than hospitals since October, official figures show as Boris Johnson today prepared to shut all classrooms until next month. Public Health England reports reveal 26 per cent of investigated Covid infection clusters — or 2,722 out of 10,000 — were linked to nurseries, primaries, secondaries and universities over the … Read more
Surge in ward cases ‘could fill 12 hospitals’: Number of beds take up by Covid-19 patients surged in the eight days since Christmas, new figures show Beds occupied by Covid patients increased in the eight days from Christmas East of England, London and South East recorded largest percentage increases On New Year’s Eve, three intensive care … Read more
The first batches of the newly-approved coronavirus vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca have started arriving at UK hospitals ahead of the jab’s rollout. Vulnerable groups have already identified as the priority for immunisation and some 530,000 doses of the jab will be available for rollout across the UK from Monday. One of the first … Read more
Experts have warned hospitals that the current number of coronavirus cases is ‘mild’ compared to what is coming next week. President of the Royal College of Physicians Professor Andrew Goddard said the 53,285 infections figure is set to rise. He also noted that healthcare workers are ‘really worried’ about the battle against the virus over the next … Read more
Nightingale hospitals in London and across England have been ‘reactivated’ to be ready to admit patients as the capital’s NHS facilities struggle under the pressure of a new wave of coronavirus cases. The Excel centre site has been readied after laying deserted for months as Britain yesterday recorded 981 Covid deaths in the deadliest day … Read more
Southern California hospitals are being inundated with coronavirus patients and do not have enough oxygen to treat those who are the most critically ill. The supply issue led to at least five Los Angeles County hospitals declaring an ‘internal disaster’ on Sunday, which included turning away all incoming ambulances with patients. The Los Angeles County … Read more
Critically ill patients are transferred to hospitals hundreds of miles away because local intensive care units are full – as Britain suffers its highest daily death toll since April Britain recorded 981 coronavirus deaths yesterday, highest daily toll since April Hospitals in London asked NHS colleagues in Yorkshire to take unwell patients Officials have asked … Read more