Covid surge leaves UK hospitals like ‘war zones’: chief scientist – RFI

London (AFP)
Some British hospitals resemble a “war zone” due to the influx of coronavirus patients in the country’s latest wave of the disease, the government’s chief scientific adviser said on Wednesday.
Britain is gripped by a new strain of the virus, heaping fresh pressure on overstretched health services, and overwrought medical staff.
A record 1,610 deaths were recorded on Tuesday, although overall case numbers have started to fall.
“When you go into a hospital, this is very, very bad at…

Click here to view the original article.