London mayor declares ‘major incident’ with coronavirus spread ‘out of control’
London mayor Sadiq Khan has declared a “major incident” as the spread ofcoronavirus threatens to “overwhelm” the capital’s hospitals.
City Hall saidCovid-19 cases in London had exceeded 1,000 per 100,000, while there are 35%more people in hospital with the virus than in the peak of the pandemic inApril.
A “major incident” means the “severity of the consequences” associatedwith it are “likely to constrain or complicate the ability of responders toresource and manage the incident”.
Labour closes in on a London mayoral victory for Sadiq Khan on Saturday. With just five of 14 constituencies declared, London’s Labour incumbent Mr Khan was leading with over 427,000 votes, with Ms Hall just over 234,000. The total turnout in the election is 2,495,621, with fewer than half of the results yet to be declared. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Labour's Sadiq Khan will secure a historic third term as London mayor, seeing off Tory challenger Susan Hall, according to Sky News projections. Sky News
London Mayor Sadiq Khan was seen petting his family dog after making a visit to a local polling station as local and mayoral elections begin across England.
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