Two-thirds of all NHS trusts across England were treating more coronavirus patients last week than they did at the peak of the first wave of the pandemic, a Guardian analysis reveals. Figures show that in 17 trusts the number of people suffering from coronavirus outnumbered all other patients. On the current trajectory, the number of people being treated for Covid in England’s hospitals could be double that of the April 2020 peak within weeks..
Continued UK immigration delays affecting migrants doctors are keeping them off the frontline in the fight against COVID-19. With the NHS crumbling under the strain of rising coronavirus cases, and with tens of thousands of doctors and nurses off sick having been infected, qualified foreign doctors continue to remain sidelined due to immigration delays.
For the first time since April 2020, daily coronavirus deaths recently hit four figures. The NHS staffing crisis is so severe that healthcare bosses are now pleading with doctors and nurses to work additional shifts.
Amid the staffing crisis, qualified health workers – desperate to be on the frontline - are currently housebound because of UK immigration delays.
LONDON: The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is struggling to treat people or find enough staff amid a resurgence of COVID-19, yet many foreign medics across the country have been left unable to help due to immigration rules. A number of international health care workers are waiting for biometric residence permits (BRPs) from the UK Home Office, with some having waited
London declares major incident as UK sees record new virus deaths Sat, 9 Jan 2021, 9:51AM
A London Transport famous red bus London passing a Covid-19 sign during England s third national lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus in London. (Photo / AP)
London declares major incident as UK sees record new virus deaths Sat, 9 Jan 2021, 9:51AM
London s mayor declared the capital s COVID-19 situation to be critical Friday, reflecting deteriorating conditions for beleaguered hospitals, as the country recorded its highest daily death toll in the pandemic.
The grim news that another 1,325 people had died within 28 days of a positive test came hours after the U.K regulator authorized a third vaccine for emergency use. The figure brings Britain s official death toll from the coronavirus to 79,833, the highest in Europe. Not all the deaths announced by the government on Friday occurred on the same day.