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LONDON. The British spread of the crown is increasing dramatically and medical care is overloaded.
London receives 800 new patients, which is the equivalent of a full hospital, every day.
– If we do not act immediately, more people will die, says Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Britain entered a third lockdown on Wednesday, but the new corona mutation continues to spread rapidly through one of Europe’s worst-hit countries. On Friday, 1,325 deaths from covid-19 were reported and 68,000 people were confirmed to be infected, the highest numbers to date since the pandemic began.
In total, more than 80,000 people have died with covid-19 and care is at risk of being overloaded. In the last week, the number of people admitted to hospitals with covid-19 increased by a third. In London, where one in 30 residents has Covid-19, 800 new corona infections are brought to the hospital every day for treatment. It corresponds to a whole hospital. On Friday, the mayor of the capital, Sadiq Khan, declared a state of emergency, calling major incident – in London. Otherwise, this is only done in the case of, for example, terrorist attacks or serious accidents, to increase healthcare resources.
“If we don’t act immediately now, the NHS (healthcare) will be overloaded and more people will die,” Khan told Sky News.
– It’s like there’s a war here. If we don’t reduce the spread, the NHS will run out of hospital beds. I have never been more worried than I am now.
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Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, says he has never been more concerned than now.
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St Thomas’s Hospital in London is full of covids.
“Seven died in one shift”
The number of infections in the UK at the moment is estimated at up to 1.4, which means that each infected person transmits the coronavirus to an average of 1.4 others. One in 50 Britons has covid-19. The reason is believed to be the new British mutation, which is spreading faster, and that many met over Christmas and New Years.
Nicola Rudkin, head of a surgical unit at the Royal London Hospital, says she had never experienced anything like this during her 15 years in the hospital.
– Many nurses will stop working because of this and it is difficult because there is nothing I can say or do to improve their situation. We have never had death rates like these. The worst was seven deaths in one shift, he tells the Evening Standard.
She estimates that the workload has doubled. All unnecessary surgeries have been discontinued and Rudkin surgeons have been reassigned to care for crown patients. The number of new cases is expected to peak on Monday.
– But that does not mean that it will end the next day, he says.
– Even if the numbers don’t keep increasing, we will be full by the end of March. When you come off the respirator, you will still need months of intensive care.
Prioritize the elderly
London’s congested hospital means doctors are forced to start prioritizing between patients.
– It is a dangerous situation for all patients who need emergency care. “Unfortunately, some hospitals are now forced to start triageing patients for emergency care,” Katharina Hauck, from the Imperial College London medical unit, told the Daily Mail.
– If these instructions are applied effectively, it means that non-frail patients under 65 will take priority over older and more vulnerable patients when it comes to emergency care.
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Rehana Ruette will give birth in February, in a hospital overwhelmed by the covid disease.
Rehana Ruette will give birth to her second child in early February. She has been under control at St Thomas’ Hospital opposite Parliament in Westminster, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson fought for his life in the intensive care unit last spring, and realizes that the pressure has increased in recent weeks.
– You can see that the covid has affected the hospital, she says.
– There are parts of the hospital that are closed and it is different than when I was there before, so it is usually a very anxious time for someone who is pregnant. It is a virus that you do not know if it will attack strongly or if it will be a mild infection, so I have tried to be as careful as possible.
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Robert, 74, and Patricia Pryce, 66, seek central London to avoid people.
“Relaxed people”
The sidewalks outside the hospital are empty. Robert, 74, and Patricia Pryce, 66, have gone to central London for a walk, as there are too many people in Hampstead Heath Park, where they live.
– In the last few days, I’ve been more concerned than before about the number of people dying, says Robert.
Patricia believes the closure should be expanded to include public transportation.
– If we try to keep people at home, why do buses and trains run and encourage people to go? That is crazy to me.
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Miss Bee hopes people can hear the latest calls.
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Miss Bee with the dog Troy.
In a new campaign, the government urges all Britons to “act as if they carry the virus themselves.” The posters show a health worker in full protective gear, with a clear message: “If you go out, you can spread it. People will die. “Bee, who lives near the hospital, is walking her dog Troy. She hopes people will hear the calls.
– When we started vaccinating, many people probably thought they could relax, but now I think that more and more people know of someone who has become seriously ill or has had long-term health problems from the coronavirus.
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Muanet Xhenaili, 48, maintains that the coronavirus is more dangerous than a common flu, but still chooses to wear a mask.
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Information for visitors to St Thomas Hospital.
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