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Hospital in Covid hotspot 'treats patients in ambulances' as others 'face six-hour wait'

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Patients in a coronavirus hotspot are reportedly being treated in ambulances as a surge in infections triggers massive queues for beds.

Images taken outside the Queen's Hospital in Romford, London, show medics in PPE interacting with patients and paramedics in ambulance parking bays.

One unnamed A&E doctor said the department was experiencing more cases and was "even more busy than the first wave", leading to a lack of beds.

They told Sky News: "The patients are first being treated by the ambulance staff as they are picked up from their homes. And then when they reach the emergency department they're waiting in the vans until a bed becomes available. "Treatment is ongoing during that time and then they're waiting in the A&E department until

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