And you think that was partly due to the care . Yes, definitely. How would you characterise the care . Negligent. Inhumane. While the trust says decisions about tracheostomies are not made solely by neurosurgeons, one expert with 35 Years Experience has another view. In your opinion, was this death avoidable . Yes. And why do you say that . If he had been assessed on a daily basis, and people had |tested his swallowing on a dailyi basis they would have picked up impaired swallowing rapidly. The responsibility for protecting the patients airway must lie with the operating surgeon, who must assess whether. Theres been a compromise of swallowing ability. And as soon as theres any suspicion of that, i you must get a tracheostomy done immediately to protect the patients lung. University hospital sussex told us they offer their deepest condolences and added, our Front Line Teams strive to give patients the best possible care. The coroner did not raise concerns regarding the care that mr cole
the plane falling into the ocean, sinking to the bottom. the u.s. still trying to rover the $100 million jet. tonight china claiming it has no interest in that f-35 jet. we turn to news in the pandemic. here in the u.s., where omicron peaked where, it still raging and, tonight dr. auch onthony f on this new subvariant and what a we know so far. here s kaylee hartung. reporter: tonight, health experts are urging americans to stay the course with vaccinations and masking amid promising signs the country is rounding the omicron peak. my message would be just hang in there, because things look like, at least for what s going on now with omicron, that things are turning around. reporter: nationally, new covid cases have dropped 25% in the last two weeks, and hospital admissions are down nearly 10%. but in areas like the south and west, many front-line teams are still overwhelmed. texas has just 7% of its icu beds open, a record low. doctors at texas children s in houston say their s