According to a media report, the first clinics in the Greater Manchester area in the UK can no longer accept Covid 19 patients. Twelve hospitals are already full, quoted the Guardian from an internal document of the National Health Service (NHS).
Mayor Andy Burnham once again called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to provide more financial support for the people and businesses in the region.
The north-west of England is one of the regions in the United Kingdom particularly hard hit by the pandemic. In Liverpool, too, some clinics have already reached their capacity limits: According to the „Guardian“, many clinic staff there are ill and in isolation.
UK clinics are considered to be chronically underfunded. They are often on the verge of collapse even with larger flu waves.
Lockdown in Wales
To significantly slow the spread of the coronavirus and prevent a collapse in medical care, the government of Wales announced a two-week lockdown. „We have now made the difficult decision to put in place a two-week fire ban, which will begin at 6:00 pm on Friday,“ Welsh Prime Minister Mark Drakeford said today.
If his government does not act now, the NHS will no longer be able to adequately treat the many Covid 19 patients, Drakeford justified the decision.
According to yesterday’s information, more than 16,000 people in Great Britain contracted the virus within 24 hours. So far, according to statistics, more than 43,000 people have died. However, a high number of unreported cases is expected in the country with its almost 67 million inhabitants. There is a lack of testing.
