NHS Nightingale Hospital London at the ExCel was announced on March 24 then opened on April 3. She added: 'There's no easy answer, but Nightingale hospitals need to be put to good use before someone starts mentioning expensive white elephants.' In two regions - eastern England and south-west England - more than half of trusts are above their first-wave peak. Other trusts have seen their numbers rise so rapidly that they could pass their first-wave peak within days. Here the number stood at 180 on December 18, compared with a first-wave peak of 147.

Source: The Nation December 21, 2020 13:03 UTC