BREAKING: Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the pressure on the NHS 'is going to be considerable over the course of the next couple of weeks or maybe more' as Omicron 'continues to surge through the country'. COVID latest:
Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, has been speaking to Sky News after posting a long Twitter thread earlier on the state of NHS hospitals in England.Staff absences due to COVIDHe also warns that putting pressure on staff to meet the gap in demand is"unsustainable"."Everyone's talking about an almost impossible workload."
She says that boosting the vulnerable every three months as efficacy wanes is"probably not" the right long-term approach.12:30:05A pregnant woman in Israel has tested positive for both flu and coronavirus at the same time. The service, at Truro Cathedral, begins at around midday and will be conducted by the Reverend Canon Alan Bashforth and Reverend Tim Hodge.7,000 air purifiers 'won't be enough' to curb Omicron in schools - union boss
Thousands of travellers crowded inside Denver International Airport on Sunday as their flights were postponed or cancelled due to staff shortages caused by COVID sickness. "But the number of staff absences and general admissions with covid on top of existing pressures. This is still stretching the NHS very significantly."
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