spaces, should be implemented. here s our health editor hugh pym. the nhs confederation says that increases in hospital covid numbers are worrying, and that with other demands on the service and pressure on staff, health leaders are worried about what might be around the corner. the latest government figures show that week on week uk covid cases, deaths and hospital admissions are all rising at a rate of 10% or more, though they remain well below levels seen injanuary. what we have seen is that, although cases have been gradually moving up in the uk since early august, the last week or so there s been a particular surge in infections. and not only in infections, but we re now seeing hospitalisation data going up, people in respiratory care beds, and also deaths starting to rise, whereas deaths have been pretty flat
around the corner. the latest government figures show that week on week uk covid cases, deaths and hospital admissions are all rising at a rate of 10% or more, though they remain well below levels seen injanuary. what we have seen is that, although cases have been gradually moving up in the uk since early august, the last week or so there s been a particular surge in infections. and not only in infections, but we re now seeing hospitalisation data going up, people in respiratory care beds, and also deaths starting to rise, whereas deaths have been pretty flat for most of the last two to three months. the nhs confederation has called on the government to take pre emptive action and enact plan b in england, drawn up by ministers to be implemented if pressure
but they remain well below levels seen in january. what we have seen levels seen in january. what we have seen is levels seen in january. what we have seen is that levels seen in january. what we have seen is that although - have seen is that although cases have been gradually moving up in the uk since early august, the last week so there s been secular surgeon infections and not any innovations that we are now seeing hospitalisation data going up. people in respiratory care beds and also deaths have started to rise whereas deaths have been pretty flat for most of the last two or three months. the nhs confederation is called on the government to take pre emptive action and enact a plan b in england. it was drawn up by ministers to be implemented if pressure the nhs becomes unsustainable. with measures including compulsory face coverings in some settings, vaccine passports and more working from home. scotland, wales, northern ireland or currently have tighter restrictions includin
below levels seen injanuary. the last week or so, there has been a particular surge in infections, and not only in infections, but we are now seeing hospitalisation data going up, people in respiratory care beds, and also that are starting to rise, whereas deaths have been pretty flat for most of the last two or three months. the nhs confederation has called on the government to take pre emptive action and enact plan b in england, drawn up by ministers to be implemented if pressure on the nhs becomes unsustainable, with measures including compulsory face coverings in some settings, vaccine passports and more working from home. it s a very simple choice, do we accept it s a very simple choice, do we accept the it s a very simple choice, do we accept the overwhelming evidence from all accept the overwhelming evidence from all parts of the health service and do from all parts of the health service and do what we can now to reduce the
the 9th of october shows, there s a significant gap between the uk and other major european nations in terms of new daily cases per million people. so, where are we heading with coronavirus rates in the uk? let s speak with paul hunter, professor of medicine at the university of east anglia. whom we have talked to many times during this pandemic. just that last graph shoving the cable about many other european nations in terms of case numbers. there are reasons for that including a lot more testing as opposed to france and germany but how worried are you by that sort of graph, those sorts of figures? it’s graph, those sorts of figures? it s alwa s graph, those sorts of figures? it s always very difficult to compare figures between countries but we have seen is that although cases have seen is that although cases have been gradually moving up in the uk since early august, the last week or so, there has been a particular surge in infections. and not only in infections what we are now s