direct to your inboxDoctors in Greater Manchester fear the impact of Christmas mixing and a fast-spreading variant of coronavirus will soon lead to chaos in hospitals.
Exhausted medics based in a coronavirus ward and in A&E told the Manchester Evening News they are facing a range of mounting challenges.
And it's about to get a lot worse. Over the past couple of weeks, cases have been rising sharply in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, although latest figures show lockdown has started to slightly slow this down.More than 12,700 people tested positive for coronavirus in the region in the week ending January 8, according to Public Health England.An increase in people falling seriously ill with coronavirus means many planned operations.
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