NHS Lanarkshire urges locals to prepare for Covid self-care at home
Prepare for the virus in advance in case it reaches your household, is the message.
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Lanarkshire health board issue be prepared warning for coronavirus
Hospitals in the region are already struggling for capacity
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Health chiefs have called on Rutherglen and Cambuslang locals to be prepared in case they are affected by coronavirus symptoms.
The growing spread of the virus has meant that hospitals in Lanarkshire are already struggling for capacity.
A major health board has told residents to prepare for Covid self-care at home amid soaring infection rates. Health officials from NHS Lanarkshire, where there is the second highest infection rate in Scotland, have said people should prepare for Covid-19 to hit their household. Dr Mike Coates a local GP, pointed out that with the continuing rate of Covid case numbers in Lanarkshire, it is likely that many local people will know someone who falls ill with Covid over the next month or so. The latest 7 day total shows 1,705 new cases. He said: “We’re going to see many people get sick with this nasty virus before things start to get better.
Health board urging residents to prepare for Covid self-care at home as capacity at critical point A local health board is urging residents to prepare for Covid self-care at home as hospital capacity is currently at a critical point . NHS Lanarkshire is encouraging locals to prepare for taking care of themselves at home, should the virus hit their household. It comes as recorded infection rates in Lanarkshire are revealed to be the second-highest in Scotland. In the past fortnight, health board bosses confirmed that while a number of clinically urgent and priority procedures will continue, it is temporarily postponing all non-urgent surgery - and some outpatient appointments.