Health
Army helicopters may be sent to evacuate Covid patients from Isle of Wight – The Guardian
Exclusive: 74-fold rise in cases, fuelled by Christmas mixing, leaves island’s only hospital struggling
Military helicopters could be used within days to airlift coronavirus patients from the Isle of Wight, the islands medical director has said, after an astronomical rise in infections fuelled by mixing and visitors over Christmas.
A 74-fold increase in cases means the Isle of Wight has the 13th highest infection rate in the UK this week, from having one of the lowest in early December.
The county of 141,606 people recorded 1,871 new cases in the first 10 days of January 43% of its total since the…
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