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Health chiefs have warned that hospitals are bracing themselves by setting up makeshift Covid intensive care beds in children’s wards under ‘surge capacity measures’. Yesterday it was confirmed cases had increased by a third since last Saturday as 34,693 people tested positive in England and Wales alone amid a new highly-infectious strain of coronavirus. The … Read more
Doctors say California is currently experiencing a ‘viral tsunami’ with COVID-19 cases surging by a staggering 68 percent in the past two weeks alone and ICU beds now at capacity in the southern part of the state. California surpassed 2 million recorded cases of the deadly virus earlier this week, but experts predict that number … Read more
Hospitals are seeing record numbers of coronavirus patients as fears over NHS capacity saw Boris Johnson refuse to rule out a third lockdown. ‘We’re hoping very much that we will be able to avoid anything like’ a third lockdown in the new year, the Prime Minister said, but added: ‘the reality is that the rates … Read more
Millions of medical scans were cancelled during the first wave of the Covid crisis as NHS hospitals scrambled to free up space for coronavirus patients, data shows. Hospitals were forced to cancel non-urgent appointments and turf out thousands of patients in March and April when the virus first exploded in Britain. As a result, MRI … Read more
Could CIRCULAR runways take off? Aerospace tests show circle designs would increase capacity, allow for simultaneous landings and take-offs and remove the risk of crosswinds The runway would be built as a 3.5km wide circle around an airport terminal Aircraft can avoid risky crosswinds by landing in any direction, says scientist It would allow for … Read more
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden tells MPs he hopes sports stadiums will be at FULL capacity by the autumn allowing maximum attendance at the Rugby League World Cup, but there’s no update on summer tournaments like Euro 2020, Wimbledon and cricket Oliver Dowden said he ‘very much hopes’ that by the Rugby League World Cup which … Read more
Rising coronavirus cases and deaths are causing beds in US hospitals to fill up much more quickly than expected. On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released facility-level data from more than 2,000 counties for the first time since the pandemic began. It revealed that one in three intensive care units (ICUs) … Read more
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced a new stay-at-home order in parts of the state where hospitals below 15 percent available ICU capacity. The new order divides the state into five regions – none of which currently meet the threshold for the new restrictions. However Newsom said four out of five regions – Greater … Read more
With the nation’s health at stake, it was revealed this week that GCHQ has embedded a team in Downing Street to provide Boris Johnson with real-time updates to combat the ‘emerging and changing threat’ posed by Covid-19. The intelligence analysts will sift through vast amounts of data to ensure the Prime Minister has the most … Read more
EFL and Premier League clubs are urging ministers to allow them to use 30 per cent of their stadium capacities once fans are allowed to attend matches, which may be as soon as next month. Sportsmail revealed on Tuesday that the Department for Culture Media and Sport has submitted proposals to the Cabinet Office for … Read more