The video will start in 8 CancelSign up to FREE email alerts from Mirror - The Coronavirus Briefing Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid EmailOut-of-action cruise liners could be turned in to floating hospitals for coronavirus patients. However, it comes amid fears that the pandemic will force doctors to ration access to ventilators and hospital beds if serious cases continue to surge. The Government is planning to rent eight thousand private hospital beds to relieve pressure on the NHS as it battles the crisis. The coronavirus pandemic has meanwhile forced a number of cruise lines to temporarily suspend a number of sailings throughout March and April. On Friday, Brits stranded on a cruise ship floating off the coast of Brazil were told they would finally be airlifted home.

Source: Daily Mirror March 21, 2020 04:28 UTC