London, 31 December : .A series of “surge hubs,” which will be established in Britain, are being prepared for Omicron-related hospital admissions.NHS England announced that temporary structures with a capacity of accommodating around 100 people will be built on eight NHS hospitals in the UK.Work can begin as soon as next week.
According to Xinhua, the NHS trusts were also asked to find areas like gyms or education centers that could be converted for patients.Additional sites may be added in order to provide up to 4,000 beds.
Stephen Powis, NHS National Medical Director said that the NHS was now in a “war footing” because of the rising number of hospital admissions and high levels Covid-19 infection rates.
We don’t know how many people who get the virus need treatment in hospitals, but we can see that there are many.
So we have started work to make sure these facilities exist.
Official figures show that Britain saw a record number of coronavirus infections in the last 24-hours, with 189,213 cases rising to the top.This brings the total country’s cases to 12,748,050.
A further 332 deaths due to coronavirus were also reported in the country.
British now has 148,421 coronavirus-related death.
According to the latest data, more than 90% of all community Covid cases in England were now Omicron.
However, there are still issues regarding PCR availability and lateral flow in England.Currently there is no drive-through or walk-in PCR coronavirus testing available in England.
Local reports indicate that home PCR testing is no longer available for both the public and critical workers.
Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, stated that Covid-19 is not used to boost up to 90% of patients in intensive care.
On Wednesday, he stressed again the importance booster jabs and said that this was the best way to “sensely and cautiously” enjoy the New Year.
According to recent figures, around 90 percent of British adults aged 12 and over have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccination.More than 82% have received both.
Over 58% have had booster jabs, or received the third dose coronavirus vaccination.
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