Omicron might be milder but it could still overwhelm the NHS
If the Tories want to rule out future lockdowns, they need to significantly expand healthcare capacity.
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Without a debate about paying for extra capacity in hospitals, pandemic chaos will continue to threaten the economy.
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Boris Johnson is deluded if he thinks that booster jabs alone can prevent a new catastrophe.
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Exclusive: NHS faces third wave of Omicron mid-January in London – at half the second wave’s impact
NHS executives have been briefed that the maximum number of Covid surge beds in London hospitals will be full by…
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