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Friday, 08 January 2021 (YJC) _ 'Major incident' declared in London due to hospital pressure.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has declared a "major incident" in the capital due to rising coronavirus cases threatening to overwhelm hospitals.
City Hall said growing infection rates are "putting immense pressure on an already stretched NHS", with the number of people on mechanical ventilators up by 42% - from 640 to 908 - in the week up to 6 January.
There are 7,034 people currently in hospital with COVID-19 - 35% higher compared to the first peak of the pandemic in April.
Severe pressure has also spread to other emergency services.
The London Ambulance Service is taking up to 8,000 emergency calls a day now, compared to 5,500 on a typical busy day.
Mr Khan announced he is "declaring a major incident because the threat this virus poses to our city is at crisis point".
Source: Sky news
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