Covid-19: Major incident declared by London Mayor Sadiq Khan
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media captionLondon mayor Sadiq Khan: Unless the virus reduces. we could run out of beds
The spread of Covid in London is out of control according to Sadiq Khan, who has declared a major incident .
The coronavirus infection rate in London has exceeded 1,000 per 100,000 people, based on the latest figures from Public Health England.
Mr Khan told BBC political reporter Karl Mercer that the figure is as high as one in 20 in some parts of London.
Major incidents have previously been called for the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017 and the terror attacks at Westminster Bridge and London Bridge.
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan declared a major incident in the city as coronavirus cases surge and threaten to overwhelm the city’s hospitals, according to reports.
The mayor hoped that the declaration would help to fast-track help for the National Health Service (NHS), which he described as on the cusp of being overwhelmed and running out of beds. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks during a vigil at Guildhall Yard in London on Monday to remember the London Bridge stabbing victims and honor members of the emergency services and bystanders who fought the attacker.