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London mayor declares ‘major incident’ with coronavirus spread ‘out of control’
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Published on January 8, 2021 - Duration: 01:19s
London mayor declares ‘major incident’ with coronavirus spread ‘out of control’
London mayor Sadiq Khan has declared a “major incident” as the spread ofcoronavirus threatens to “overwhelm” the capital’s hospitals.
City Hall saidCovid-19 cases in London had exceeded 1,000 per 100,000, while there are 35%more people in hospital with the virus than in the peak of the pandemic inApril.
A “major incident” means the “severity of the consequences” associatedwith it are “likely to constrain or complicate the ability of responders toresource and manage the incident”.
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