Hospitals cancel operations to prepare for ‘large numbers’ of Coronavirus patients
Hospitals are told to assume they will need to postpone all non-urgent operations from April 15 at the latest, “for a period of at least three months”
Hospitals are told to assume they will need to postpone all non-urgent operations from April 15 at the latest, “for a period of at least three months”
The doctor described the scenes at the hospital as “utter carnage”.
The UK is currently engaged in social distancing measures aimed at reducing the peak of Covid-19.
The Government announced the specialist Counter Disinformation Unit last week.
Scientists said the latest data showed that the previous strategy risked overwhelming the NHS and could lead to 250,000 deaths.
Tim Martin said Holland’s actions – admitting most people will get the virus, while protecting the elderly and sick – are the best path for the UK.
It comes as Jeremy Corbyn branded private hospitals in the UK "disgraceful" for charging the NHS £300-a-bed for coronavirus patients.
Defence Minister James Heappey said he is “confident” that the army is capable of meeting the nation’s requirements.
Johnson had come under fire for allegedly only briefing selected journalists over plans to tackle the crisis.
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