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The London Ambulance Service received as many emergency calls on December 26 as the peak of the first wave of the epidemic.
The extent of the spread of the new corona epidemic in the UK has become a ‘growing concern’ A health official said the National Health Service (NHS) is struggling to cope with the sharp increase in the number of patients.
On Monday (December 28), the UK reported a record 41,385 new infections and 357 deaths.
According to NHS England, the current number of people receiving treatment for the new corona virus in hospitals is 20,426, which is up from the previous peak of 19,000 in April.
Health officials in Wales and Scotland also said they are also at risk of being overwhelmed.
The number of new cases on Monday was the highest number reported by the British government in a single day, and it was the first time that the number of new cases in a single day exceeded 40,000.
Some people think that the infection rate at the first peak in April was actually much higher, but detection capabilities at the time were limited and the actual number could not be detected.
Due to the suspension of services of some institutions during the Christmas period, some data is not yet complete.
BBC health editor Hugh Pym reported that Monday’s figures included some delayed reports, but officials did not deny that the number of infections had risen significantly.
Dr Yvonne Doyle, England’s Medical Director for Public Health, said: “This wave of very serious infections occurred when our hospital system was at its most vulnerable. The growing concern is that the number of new hospital admissions is increasing in many areas. “
“Although the spread of the infection is unprecedented, there is already hope,” he said.
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Doyle urged the public to “continue to do our part to help prevent the spread of the virus” when promoting the new corona vaccine from Pfizer / BioNTech.
Hospitals in Wales, Scotland and southern England have reported that as the number of new coronavirus patients increases, their services are facing increasing pressure.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, south-east London, said Monday that an “internal incident” has continued since Sunday related to the “high number of new corona-positive patients.”
“All of our patients have received the treatment they need, including the intensive care treatment for COVID-19 and the oxygen treatment they need.”
A spokesperson for the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust said: “We continue to monitor the situation to make sure we can always do this.”
Analysis: What does this number mean?
BBC Health EditorHugh pym
Today, two statistics are particularly prominent and also illustrate the severity of the pressure on the National Health Agency.
One is that there are more than 20,000 COVID-19 patients in England’s hospitals, more than at the peak of the first wave of the epidemic in April.
In many respects, it is now even more difficult for hospitals because they are trying to eliminate the non-emergency treatment and surgery procedures that were canceled during the first wave of the epidemic, while at the same time coping with the sharp increase in the number of new coronavirus patients.
However, it is worth noting that one of the reasons for the high number of patients is that some people were admitted to the hospital due to the drugs and treatments discovered last year. If they were in the first wave of the epidemic, they may not be able to survive.
Another key figure is the 41,385 new single-day cases that have been reported, the highest number since the test system was fully launched in the summer.
Unfortunately, some of them will become seriously ill after about a week, which means that the hospital will face even more stressful conditions in the new year.
The dean of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine said that when she was working in a London hospital on Christmas Day, she saw “coronal patients from room to room.”
Dr Katherine Henderson told the BBC that it is “very difficult” to send patients to the ward.
He also said: “There is a possibility that we can deal with that, but at a price, the price is that we cannot do what we were hoping to do before, that is, allow crown-related matters that are not new “.
Danny Mortimer, executive director of the NHS Confederation, told the BBC that as the number of infections increases, it is “inevitable” that non-emergency medical care in hospitals and other healthcare facilities will be affected.
According to the head of the National Health Service Alliance for Wales, about half of the health committees in Wales have canceled non-emergency medical services.
Darren Hughes (Darren Hughes) stated on BBC Radio 4’s evening program that conditions in the major hospitals in Wales are “unthinkable and getting worse.” Fully charged.
Dr Giri Shankar, Wales Public Health, said that large numbers of patients and staff have become ill, resulting in an “unusually difficult” situation.
Scotland’s doctors also warned that Scotland’s medical system has been “badly affected”.
England currently has the highest infection rate in Essex, London and other areas of the South East.
Some parts of Essex County have seen the highest number of new coronavirus cases in a single week since the global pandemic. In the week ending December 21, Brentwood, Epping Forest and Thurrock had infection rates of more than 1,350 cases per 100,000 people.
Tracey Fletcher, executive director of Homerton Hospital in East London, said her staff was “extremely busy” and urged people to comply with current Level 4 restrictions.
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As of December 24, London and the east and southeast of England were the areas with the highest concentration of new coronavirus cases.
Patricia Marquis, regional director of the Royal College of Nursing in the south-east of England, said that in all its areas, the remaining beds and staff available in hospitals are “very close to the limit”.
“The degree to which we are close is that the hospital can be overloaded,” he said in an interview on Radio 4’s late-night show.
Marquis said the staffing shortage means nurses are treating “far more patients” than usual and “have time to feel like they are not safe.”
The South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) said it has issued an early warning to the military and fire departments, and that paramedics may need their help in the near future.
The service department serves the Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hampshire areas. The agency stated that they have received a triple increase of 111 emergency calls over Christmas, and employees have symptoms o The number of absentees who must self-isolate has also increased by 60-70%.
Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove stated that the government’s classification system for COVID-19 prevention measures in England is the ‘right strategy’ to combat the COVID-19 virus, but at the same time admitted that the NHS is under pressure and will face “difficulties in the future”. Months “.
There are approximately 24 million people in the east and south east of England, 43% of the total population, currently living under the most restrictive fourth-tier epidemic prevention measures, and the December 30 assessment may result in improvement. of more areas. At this level.
The mainland of Scotland entered the fourth level of epidemic prevention restrictions last Saturday and lasted for three weeks. Wales is also implementing similar restrictions.
Northern Ireland also initiated a new six-week lockdown.
The BBC received word that the London Ambulance Service (LAS) received 7,918 emergency calls on December 26, as many as the peak of the first wave of the epidemic.
Figures obtained by the BBC show that on Sunday morning the emergency team of a London hospital waited six hours to transfer the patient to medical attention, a typical situation at this time.
