The COVID Diaries – 12 30th March
9,000 patients are now in hospital with Coronavirus, which represents about 1 in 10 beds in the NHS. Meanwhile 1 in 4 doctors are now off sick.
We are told to expect a letter from the prime minister, who is writing to every home in the country to warn that things will get worse rather than better. We are also told that the current lockdown may last for a “significant” period of time.
When will the crisis be over? What “over” means is uncertain, but the peak is expected to arrive over the next few weeks and nobody really knows what will happen after that.