are looking at rationing these laterai are looking at rationing these lateral flow tests and i think i have lateral flow tests and i think i have about four left in the kitchen and after have about four left in the kitchen and after that, who knows was meant millions and after that, who knows was meant millions witt and after that, who knows was meant millions will be in the same position millions will be in the same position after the new year or even in the position after the new year or even in the run position after the new year or even in the run up position after the new year or even in the run up to new year. they running in the run up to new year. they running out in the run up to new year. they running out of kits because case numbers running out of kits because case numbers are soaring and people are testing numbers are soaring and people are testing a numbers are soaring and people are testing a lot and people are going out, preparing to go out and mee
several weeks now. we know because the health secretary made it clear to mps the health secretary made it clear to mps in the health secretary made it clear to mps in a letter sent late last night to mps in a letter sent late last night that the supply of lateral flow tests is constrained. i think one of flow tests is constrained. i think one of the flow tests is constrained. i think one of the most important areas or sectors one of the most important areas or sectors facing the shortage is of course sectors facing the shortage is of course health staff for the royal cottege course health staff for the royal college of nursing has come out today college of nursing has come out today to college of nursing has come out today to say that nurses should be allowed today to say that nurses should be allowed to today to say that nurses should be allowed to jump the today to say that nurses should be allowed tojump the queue and be prioritised and we know that those in care
then, will be over hopefully. but until then, things are going to be tight in england in particular and of course in england in particular and of course the labour welsh first minister course the labour welsh first minister mark drakeford has generously offered 4 million welsh test kits generously offered 4 million welsh test kits to the england nhs to relieve test kits to the england nhs to relieve the strain on them and i guess relieve the strain on them and i guess nicola sturgeon will be watching that through gritted teeth wishing watching that through gritted teeth wishing she had made this generous offer first~ wishing she had made this generous offer first. , ., ., ., offer first. let s move to the front .a . e offer first. let s move to the front -a~e of offer first. let s move to the front page of the offer first. let s move to the front page of the task offer first. let s move to the front page of the task of offer first. let s move to the front page of
level since february and we know that at the moment there are more than 11,400 people in hospitals across england with coronavirus. and yet the times has spoken to chris hopkins, chief executive of nhs providers which are present hospital trusts, who flagged some reasons for reassurance amongst health chiefs and he makes a point that they are not seeing huge numbers of older people falling seriously ill with coronavirus was up and i think as well if you interrogate some of the hospital data, interesting that while the hospital admissions are coming up and indeed there have been warnings we can exodus it and continue to go up in the next ten days, in fact the numbers in intensive care who are severely ill actually has remained rather stable atjust actually has remained rather stable at just over actually has remained rather stable atjust over 700. so interesting in the times in a bit take different from other papers like the guardian others have more dire warnings, but the hospitalisati
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