Hospital staff are told to prepare to ventilate patients manually if oxygen runs low as NHS chiefs warn of nail-biting scenario
Nearly 23,000 beds in England were occupied by coronavirus patients on New Year s Eve – higher than April
Staff at one major London hospital told to prepare to manually ventilate patients using an ambu bag
NHS England data shows critical care demand was last week outstripping extra beds added for Covid crisis
In London, three quarters of ICU wards were 100% full or almost full last week as coronavirus cases surged
Nationwide, there were an average 743 extra ICU beds in December 2020 but 828 extra patients
Businessman blasts absurd decision to keep his daughter s school open in Covid hotspot while another stays shut 700 yards away - as London council tells head teachers to DEFY ministers and stay closed
Primary schools in dozens of areas across London, Essex, Kent will not be allowed to reopen as planned
Vulnerable children and children of key workers will be only pupils allowed to attend the schools in person
Students in years 11 and 13 who are facing exams will physically return on January 11 as previously planned
Children in the other year groups will now have to wait an extra week until January 18 to return to lessons
UK declares record-high 55,892 cases and another 964 deaths as SAGE warns even a brutal lockdown with schools shut for almost ALL children might not be enough to contain mutant Covid amid fears restrictions will last into summer
SAGE advisers have called for the reinstatement of the 2m distancing rule and for masks to be worn at work
Scientists today said they expect relentless lockdown cycle to carry on through spring and into summer 2021
Vaccine rollout has already hit hiccups as would-be volunteers are put off joining programme by red tape
Fuming intensive care doc says Brits not wearing face masks have blood on their hands
Prof Hugh Montgomery is a consultant at University College Hospital in London and did not hold back on how he felt about Brits behaving badly and not following Covid rules
12:04, 31 DEC 2020
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NHS hospitals are struggling to copy with a huge rise in demand (Image: Phil Harris)
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