Health
NHS hospitals prepare ‘major incident’ exercise as Covid admissions rise – The Guardian
As cases double every week and routine lists treble, NHS trusts plan for the worst
Hospitals are conducting major incident stress tests on wards to check if they are ready for a second wave of Covid-19, as the number of admissions begins to climb.
Coronavirus cases have been doubling roughly every seven days and there are signs that the increase is beginning to filter through to hospitals. Last Wednesday, 136 patients were admitted in England, twice as many as on any day in the previous week, with a total of 863 people receiving treatment.
NHS leaders are carrying out the ch…
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