An intensive care doctor has warned maintaining care for Covid-19 hospital patients has “come at a massive cost to NHS staff”.
Dr Rafik Bedair, a Consultant in Intensive Care at St George’s Hospital in London, told ITV News: “We are stretching them a lot and our staff are working very, very hard but obviously there will come a point beyond which we can stretch them no further.”
His comments come as England has recorded its highest daily increase in Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began with 50,746 positive tests.
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