Europe is running low on intensive care beds amid coronavirus spike

Many countries in Europe are running out of intensive care beds amid a surge of coronavirus cases – as well as the doctors and nurses required to staff them. In Italy, queues of ambulances are parked outside hospitals awaiting beds for patients, while in France the Covid-19 tracking app prominently displays the ICU capacity taken … Read more

Philadelphia saw an alarming spike in emergency room visits for injuries amid stay-at-home orders

Hospitals in Philadelphia saw an alarming spike in emergency room visits for violence and gunshot wounds amid stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic, a new study suggests. Researchers found that firearm victims increased by more than 20 percent from mid-March through the end of May compared to years prior. The rise was more than … Read more

US reports record 481,000 new coronavirus cases in a single week as hospitalizations spike by 14.5%

The US has set a record for new coronavirus cases reported in a single week with more than 481,300 as infections continue to surge across the Midwest and the South.  The seven-day moving average of new daily cases stood at 68,767 after Sunday – the highest peak since late July and a 5.9 percent increase … Read more

Coronavirus: Bradford NHS hospital cancels operations as cases spike

NHS hospitals in Bradford have become the latest to start cancelling operations after seeing a spike in admissions of Covid-19 patients. Bradford Teaching Hospitals revealed in a statement it will suspend some non-urgent surgery and outpatient appointments for two weeks from next Tuesday. It runs both the Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s Hospital, as … Read more

NHS hospital in Bradford becomes latest to cancel operations amid spike in Covid-19 patients 

NHS hospitals in Bradford have become the latest to start cancelling operations after seeing a spike in admissions of Covid-19 patients. Bradford Teaching Hospitals said in a statement it will suspend some non-urgent surgery and outpatient appointments for two weeks from Tuesday, October 20. It runs the Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s hospital and … Read more

Every London borough saw a spike in coronavirus cases last week except Camden

Coronavirus cases are soaring in every part of London except Camden, according to official data. The capital city so far seems to have been spared the worst of Britain’s second wave of Covid-19, which has been concentrated in the north of England. But signs are emerging that the virus is rebounding in London, with some … Read more

Boris Johnson admits Eat Out scheme might have helped fuel Covid spike

Boris Johnson admits Eat Out to Help Out scheme might have helped fuel spike in coronavirus cases but says it was crucial to save ‘hundreds of thousands of jobs’ Boris Johnson admitted the Eat Out to Help Out scheme might have fueled cases PM insisted popular subsidy was essential to save hundreds of thousands of … Read more

London is put on lockdown watch-list after a spike in Covid-19 infections and hospital admissions 

London was today finally placed on the national coronavirus watchlist after seeing a spike in cases. Formal confirmation of the decision to escalate the response to the capital’s crisis is expected to be announced later by Public Health England. Leeds is also expected to be hit with ‘more household restrictions’ such as a ban on … Read more

London ‘is put on lockdown watch-list’ after a spike in Covid-19 infections and hospital admissions 

London was today finally placed on the national coronavirus watchlist after seeing a spike in cases, it was claimed. Formal confirmation of the decision to escalate the response to the capital’s crisis is expected to be announced later by Public Health England. Dozens of areas across England which have seen Covid-19 infection rates spiral are … Read more