09-07-2021, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Pixie Knuckles
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Omah, do you know if the rising hospitalisations are caused by infections, or by other things? Because I was thinking, surely the non-covid illness must be helluva bad by now 
For non-covid patients, the NHS waiting list hit a 14 year record high of 4.7 million people in April * - it will be higher by now with almost no chance of a reduction.
* https://www.bmj.com/content/373/bmj.n995.full
09-07-2021, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Omah
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They are daily and cumulative numbers of COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital.For non-covid patients, the NHS waiting list hit a 14 year record high of 4.7 million people in April * - it will be higher by now with almost no chance of a reduction.
* https://www.bmj.com/content/373/bmj.n995.full
10-07-2021, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Pixie Knuckles
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That is very concerning, and sad actually.
You can't fit two people into one hospital bed.
There are according to the latest official release of data currently 2731 patients in UK hospital beds as a result of Covid-19 infection.
Again note that this figure is for the whole UK.
In January this year 4,000 per day were being admitted - that's more per day than there is in total currently hospitalized.
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/healthcare
Better news comes as the rate of growth in new cases falls, thanks primarily to our vaccine programme which suggests the current strategy is effective.
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/va...s-show-1096556
Surely nobody is expecting a quick return to some form of normality, whether that is with hospital waiting lists or with the ability to have a fuss-free holiday abroad?
10-07-2021, 04:17 PM
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https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/A further 32,367 confirmed cases in the UK were announced by the government on Saturday .....
That's 213,528 in the last 7 days .....
Hospitalisations are still rising:
Daily 563 Last 7 days 3,081
11-07-2021, 01:57 AM
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NHS backlog in England could reach 13,000,000, says Sajid Javidhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57793122
Among the solutions, Mr Javid said, would be to pay private healthcare providers to continue to treat NHS patients and keeping virtual doctors' appointments.
11-07-2021, 04:19 PM
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https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/A further 31,772 confirmed cases in the UK were announced by the government on Sunday .....
That's 221,052 in the last 7 days .....
12-07-2021, 04:18 PM
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https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/A further 34,471 confirmed cases in the UK were announced by the government on Monday .....
That's 228,189 in the last 7 days .....
There might well be 1,000,000 for the month of July .....
12-07-2021, 04:28 PM
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Re: Coronavirus: Third wave will 'wash up on our shores', warns Johnson
Originally Posted by Omah
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https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/A further 34,471 confirmed cases in the UK were announced by the government on Monday .....
That's 228,189 in the last 7 days .....
There might well be 1,000,000 for the month of July .....
With the rise in recorded infections not refected in a rise in hospitalizations or deaths, the number of asymptomatic infected must of course also be increasing from the original 20% + which is also good news.
12-07-2021, 06:04 PM
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Heathrow's long queues blamed on self-isolating staff
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57804447
The airport said the issue had arisen because the security staff were instructed to self-isolate by the NHS Test and Trace app.
Some passengers experienced lengthy queues from 06:00. Many complained that there was limited social distancing.
It comes as the government faces calls to bring forward changes to Covid self-isolation rules.
The disruption affected only Terminal 5 and did not involve Border Force officers.
Some passengers complained on Twitter about "total chaos" and posted pictures of large crowds at the terminal.
12-07-2021, 06:12 PM
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57809691It means almost all legal restrictions on social contact will be removed.
But the prime minister said it was vital to proceed with "caution" because "this pandemic is not over" .
The peak of the current wave is not expected before mid-August and could lead to between 1,000 and 2,000 hospital admissions per day, according to government scientists.
Central estimates from modellers advising the government also show that Covid deaths are expected to be between 100 and 200 per day at the peak, although there is a large amount of uncertainty.
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