7.9 million people in the UK ‘could be hospitalised with coronavirus’

[Gimme More 35,802]

THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic could lead to almost 8 million Britons being hospitalised, a secret Public Health England document has revealed.

The document, seen by the Guardian, is a briefing for senior NHS officials and also reveals UK officials believe the deadly virus could last until Spring 2021. It states as many as 80 percent of Britons could become infected with the coronavirus, with as many as 7.9million requiring hospitalisation. The dossier states: “As many as 80% of the population are expected to be infected with Covid-19 in the next 12 months, and up to 15% (7.9m people) may require hospitalisation.”

Professor Chris Whitty, the Chief Medical Officer for England, has previously stated the figure, that four fifths of the UK population could become infected with the virus, was the worst-case scenario. 

But the briefing states that 80 percent of Britons are "expected" to contract the virus.

The document has been shared with hospital bosses and senior doctors in NHS England and was recently drawn up by Public Health England's emergency preparedness and response team, the newspaper reports.

It claims Dr Susan Hopkins, a Healthcare Epidemiologist Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at Public Health England, has verified the documents accuracy.

The document also states te NHS will be unable to cope with the sheer number of people with symptoms who need to be tested because laboratories are "under significant demand pressures".

As a result, only those in hospital, care homes and prisons where the virus has already been detected will get tested.

Even NHS workers will not be able to be tested, even though they are at great risk of passing the virus on to patients.

The number of UK cases are predicted to steadily rise over the coming weeks and months, with a peak expected at the end of May to mid-June.

On Sunday the Department of Health announced the total number of UK cases had risen to 1,372, up from 1,140 the day before. 

The total death toll has risen to 35, as a further 14 patients died after testing positive for COVID-19.

Earlier today Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed all Britons over the age of 70 will be required to isolate for up to four months, after ITV leaked the information last night.

He said the growing virus outbreak meant "the elderly and vulnerable" would be asked to "shield themselves by self-isolating".

Mr Hancock said the move will be announced "within the coming weeks". 

The Government is to release social distancing advice for elderly people on Monday - but they will not yet be asked to self-isolate for long periods.

 

[River 127,472]

Stay safe UK monsters

 

[Gimme More 35,802]

I’m from the U.K. and reading this made me even more scared 

[darkchylde 14,857]

the goverment in the UK is ****ing it up so bad this clown they elected is literally letting people die i -

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

That's A LOT of people...and that doesn't include how many these people would infect over the asymptomatic incubation period

[Gimme More 35,802]

4 minutes ago, darkchylde said:

the goverment in the UK is ****ing it up so bad this clown they elected is literally letting people die i -

I voted against brexit and I didn’t vote for him 

this country is a mess rn

[Itsbrenda 2,983]

Boris the Butcher 

furious 

[xoxo Craig 55,649]

7 minutes ago, darkchylde said:

the goverment in the UK is ****ing it up so bad this clown they elected is literally letting people die i -

Thats what he wants though, Boris wants people to die... and they voted for him

[xoxo Craig 55,649]

9 minutes ago, Gimme More said:

THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic could lead to almost 8 million Britons being hospitalised, a secret Public Health England document has revealed.

The document, seen by the Guardian, is a briefing for senior NHS officials and also reveals UK officials believe the deadly virus could last until Spring 2021. It states as many as 80 percent of Britons could become infected with the coronavirus, with as many as 7.9million requiring hospitalisation. The dossier states: “As many as 80% of the population are expected to be infected with Covid-19 in the next 12 months, and up to 15% (7.9m people) may require hospitalisation.”

Professor Chris Whitty, the Chief Medical Officer for England, has previously stated the figure, that four fifths of the UK population could become infected with the virus, was the worst-case scenario. 

But the briefing states that 80 percent of Britons are "expected" to contract the virus.

The document has been shared with hospital bosses and senior doctors in NHS England and was recently drawn up by Public Health England's emergency preparedness and response team, the newspaper reports.

It claims Dr Susan Hopkins, a Healthcare Epidemiologist Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at Public Health England, has verified the documents accuracy.

The document also states te NHS will be unable to cope with the sheer number of people with symptoms who need to be tested because laboratories are "under significant demand pressures".

As a result, only those in hospital, care homes and prisons where the virus has already been detected will get tested.

Even NHS workers will not be able to be tested, even though they are at great risk of passing the virus on to patients.

The number of UK cases are predicted to steadily rise over the coming weeks and months, with a peak expected at the end of May to mid-June.

On Sunday the Department of Health announced the total number of UK cases had risen to 1,372, up from 1,140 the day before. 

The total death toll has risen to 35, as a further 14 patients died after testing positive for COVID-19.

Earlier today Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed all Britons over the age of 70 will be required to isolate for up to four months, after ITV leaked the information last night.

He said the growing virus outbreak meant "the elderly and vulnerable" would be asked to "shield themselves by self-isolating".

Mr Hancock said the move will be announced "within the coming weeks". 

The Government is to release social distancing advice for elderly people on Monday - but they will not yet be asked to self-isolate for long periods.

 

Do you have a source? I wanna share this with my Irish buddy

[Gimme More 35,802]

1 minute ago, xoxo Craig said:

Do you have a source? I wanna share this with my Irish buddy

The guardian 

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/15/uk-coronavirus-crisis-to-last-until-spring-2021-and-could-see-79m-hospitalised?__twitter_impression=true

[ImpossiblePrincess 3,929]

yOu wIlL lOse lOveD oNes 

 

THEN ****ING DO SOMETHING U CLOWNERY BITCH- Ughhhhhhh

[Rio 5,088]

16 minutes ago, xoxo Craig said:

Thats what he wants though, Boris wants people to die... and they voted for him

Don’t think he WANTS people to die 🤣🤣🤣 stupid thing to say

[Rio 5,088]

I still ain’t scared

[TOSK 640]

I'm just guessing but I doubt there are that many total hospital beds in  UK not to mention the ones already in use

[Serial Chiller 8,044]

8 minutes ago, Rio said:

I still ain’t scared

Jeez there’s a denier for everything today now aren’t there? Vaccine denier, Holocaust denier, Climate change denier, Plague denier. 

Common sense denier.