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PM: Very substantial risk of ICUs being overwhelmed

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PM: Very substantial risk of ICUs being overwhelmed

PM: Very substantial risk of ICUs being overwhelmed

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the risk of intensive care units being overwhelmed is "very substantial", although he could not give a prediction as to when.

He added the strain on the NHS was "colossal" with hospitals dealing with 70% more inpatients than they were at the peak of the pandemic in April.

Report by Alibhaiz.

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