indeed, doctor brown, but my understanding is and please do correct me if i m wrong that the number of people infected who ve tested positive and are coming into hospital we re only finding out about that once they re in, is that right? what does that indicate about the severity of the disease, at this point in time? well, i think what you may be alluding to is that we re starting to differentiate between patients who are being admitted to the hospital with covid, and those who may be admitted for other reasons that have covid. but the fact remains that there s a significant amount of resources that are required for patients who not only have it as a primary diagnosis, but also a secondary diagnosis. and from what i am seeing on the ground and from the conversations that i m having with my colleagues, my clinical leaders from across the country, they are being really stretched, and the resources are being stretched it s causing significant issues for the health care system. so
patrons. and that s on top of it we were seeing, of course, in the normal state of affairs during januaryjust normal state of affairs during january just after the holidays normal state of affairs during januaryjust after the holidays in our hospitals. it s a pretty grim, frustrating situation for our health care workers and patients, as well. indeed, doctor brown, but my understanding is, and please do correct me if i m wrong, that the number of people infected who are coming into hospital we are only finding out about that once they are in, is that right? what does that indicate about the severity of the disease at this point in time? well. disease at this point in time? well, but i think you disease at this point in time? well, but i think you may disease at this point in time? well, but i think you may be disease at this point in time? -ii but i think you may be alluding to is that we are starting to differentiate between patients who are being admitted to the hospital with
the effects of misinformation resistance to vaccines. now 0micron has thrown americans a curveball, and the administration is struggling to catch up. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. dr adam brownjoins us now, from envision health care, who providing care to patients in hospitals across the united states. great to have you on the programme, doctor brown. can i start by asking you please, just paint a picture of us dashed for us of what the situation is across the us? well, it s a pretty situation is across the us? well, it s a pretty grim situation is across the us? well, it s a pretty grim picture. - situation is across the us? well, it s a pretty grim picture. we - situation is across the us? well, it s a pretty grim picture. we are seeing a record number of cases across the united states more so on the east coast and some of our larger population centres, in california and chicago. and from a hospital standpoint, we are also seeing a record number of hospitalisations
i ve had some people asked me about health care system collapse, and it s not like a label that gets turned off it s more symptoms of delayed care, ambulances that may not be at your home when you need it, or even services in the hospital that are not available when you need them. those things are starting to happen now we even see in florida, a mother and baby board had to shut down because multiple staff members are getting sick. so those are some, gated issues we are seeing here in the us as we try to deal with 0micron. some collocated issues. doctor brown, thanks forjoining us. thanks for having me. that s the picture in the us meanwhile, the spread of the 0micron variant is continues to surge across europe, with france, italy and turkey all recording their highest daily infections since the start of the pandemic. the who director for europe says more than half the continent s population will catch covid in the next two months if infections continue at current rates. exp
well done to her. let s focus on the winter olympics. the beijing winter olympics has drawn to a close with a lavish firework display. the games contained plenty of controversy including a doping scandal concerning a 15 year old russian figure skater. one of the stories of the games was double gold medal success for an athlete competing at her fifth games. team gb picked up two medals, both in curling, but the games themselves struggled to cut through with tv audiences. they wanted to create a simple, safe and splendid games. thank you forjoining me doctor brown. they achieve what they set out to achieve? set out to achieve? well, i think the set out to achieve? well, i think the things set out to achieve? well, i think the things that - set out to achieve? well, i think the things that you i set out to achieve? well, i i think the things that you have listed, yes, they achieved that, the games were well organised, covid was kept under control, i think somewhat surprisingly real