Published:
6:15 PM January 14, 2021
The UK s chief medical officers have warned that the NHS could be overwhelmed within 21 days in some areas.
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Staff at Norfolk County Council have been asked if they will work in Norfolk hospitals to help cope with the pressure of treating so many people with coronavirus.
The council, through the Norfolk Resilience Forum, has been asked if it could provide what is known as mutual aid - making staff available to give the NHS assistance, for the next four weeks - in a signal of just how much pressure the county s hospitals are under.