UK doctors warn of lifting new lockdown too soon or without new measures
The British Medical Association says without beefed-up regional restrictions a surge in infections would leave hospitals and doctors ‘overwhelmed’
18 November 2020 - 11:16
London — Boris Johnson’s government must have tough new measures in place to curb the spread of coronavirus between the end of England’s lockdown and the potential rollout of a vaccine, doctors said.
The British Medical Association (BMA), which represents medics in the UK, warned on Wednesday that lifting the lockdown on December 2 without beefed-up regional restrictions risked a fresh surge in infections that would leave hospitals and family doctors “overwhelmed” and “unable to provide even the most critical of patient care”...
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