Coronavirus: Hospital beds filling up fast as Britain goes back to square one - The Times

Britain is back where it was in March as hospitals fill up with Covid-19 patients, the deputy chief medical officer for England has warned.

Jonathan Van-Tam gave what was described as a “punchy” briefing to MPs today in which he said that intensive care units in the northwest could be full within three weeks.

Figures published yesterday show there are now 3,090 coronavirus patients being treated in English hospitals, seven fewer than on the day the national lockdown was imposed. On Wednesday 491 new Covid patients were admitted, close to the 586 on March 19, the week before Boris Johnson told the nation to stay at home.

A further 13,864 cases were reported and 87 deaths, compared with 74 on March 19, but the epidemic

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2020-10-09 23:00:00Z
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