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It would be the first time the facility has admitted patients since it was established last spring, and it comes as three intensive care units in London were revealed to be full on New Year’s Eve.
The NHS is preparing to start giving people the Covid-19 jab developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca starting Monday, with two million doses scheduled to be delivered each week in mid-January.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is launching a recruiting drive to boost frontline workers in a bid to help the UK recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
Live updates
‘Two million Oxford shots will be made every week’
There is more optimistic news in The Times, which says that around two million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca will be delivered every week in mid-January.
London’s Nightingale hospital ‘to accept patients next week’
The Guardian reports that London’s Nightingale Hospital will admit Covid-19 patients next week. The facility was installed at the Excel center in Docklands last spring to help the NHS cope with the anticipated surge in coronavirus patients, but it has been empty for months. However, on New Year’s Eve it was revealed that he and the others created in England had been reactivated amid a growing wave of cases.
Good Morning
Good morning and welcome to our live coronavirus blog for Saturday, January 2.
A lot is happening with a growing line about schools reopening, London hospitals under increasing pressure and the launch of the AstraZeneca / Oxford University vaccine is set to begin. We will keep you updated with the latest news.
