Hospitals remain in a “precarious” situation under the strain of Covid-19 patients, but there are some “glimmers” of hope with the impact of lockdown, a top medic has said.
Healthcare staff remain under intense pressure amid the pandemic, said Dr Vin Diwakar, NHS England regional medical director for London.
He spoke as figures showed more than three-quarters of major hospital trusts in England currently have more Covid-19 patients than at the peak of the first wave of the virus.
Some 115 out of 140 acute NHS trusts were recording a higher number of Covid-19 patients at 8am on January 19 this year than at any point between mid-March and the end of May 2020.
Hospitals remain in a “precarious” situation under the strain of Covid-19 patients, but there are some “glimmers” of hope with the impact of lockdown, a top medic has said.
Healthcare staff remain under intense pressure amid the pandemic, said Dr Vin Diwakar, NHS England regional medical director for London.
He spoke as figures showed more than three-quarters of major hospital trusts in England currently have more Covid-19 patients than at the peak of the first wave of the virus.
Some 115 out of 140 acute NHS trusts were recording a higher number of Covid-19 patients at 8am on January 19 this year than at any point between mid-March and the end of May 2020.
Hospitals remain in a “precarious” situation under the strain of Covid-19 patients, but there are some “glimmers” of hope with the impact of lockdown, a top medic has said.
Healthcare staff remain under intense pressure amid the pandemic, said Dr Vin Diwakar, NHS England regional medical director for London.
He spoke as figures showed more than three-quarters of major hospital trusts in England currently have more Covid-19 patients than at the peak of the first wave of the virus.
Some 115 out of 140 acute NHS trusts were recording a higher number of Covid-19 patients at 8am on January 19 this year than at any point between mid-March and the end of May 2020.
Hospitals remain in a “precarious” situation under the strain of Covid-19 patients, but there are some “glimmers” of hope with the impact of lockdown, a top medic has said.
Healthcare staff remain under intense pressure amid the pandemic, said Dr Vin Diwakar, NHS England regional medical director for London.
He spoke as figures showed more than three-quarters of major hospital trusts in England currently have more Covid-19 patients than at the peak of the first wave of the virus.
Some 115 out of 140 acute NHS trusts were recording a higher number of Covid-19 patients at 8am on January 19 this year than at any point between mid-March and the end of May 2020.