Covid-19: NHS in England moves to highest alert level

Covid-19: NHS in England moves to highest alert level The NHS in England has been placed on its highest alert level, bosses have announced.

The move by NHS England means staff can be moved around the country, while patients may be sent to other regions for treatment if Covid threatens to overwhelm local services.

Health bosses said they were seriously concerned, adding the NHS was facing a "very difficult winter". BBC News

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