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Essex declares ‘major incident’ as England faces wider lockdown on new coronavirus variant – Financial News
Health secretary Matt Hancock is expected to keep London under the toughest restrictions
A major incident has been declared in Essex as cases continue to spike in the commuter belt region, after local officials said they feared the pandemic could overwhelm its facilities.The Essex Resilience Forum (ERF) said the number of patients being treated in hospitals for Covid-19 had now surpassed the April peak. The Mid and South Essex NHS Trust placed all three of its hospitals on critical alert on 29 December.The region is in the countrys highest level of coronavirus restrictions, known as…
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