Government to consider new Covid curbs if NHS backlog is threatened

Government to consider new Covid curbs if NHS backlog is threatened More than 13,000 NHS hospital beds are now taken up by positive Covid patients as a goverment minister says curbs may be introduced if the NHS backlog is threatened by Covid.

The latest NHS data shows beds occupied by Covid patients are up from 10,658 on the Monday prior. The Independent

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