LONDON: The 4,000-bed Nightingale hospital stands empty, amid surging coronavirus cases and hospital admissions across the country. The Nightingale hospitals were hurriedly put up amid warnings hospitals could be overwhelmed by Covid admissions in the spring, but many have stood empty for months. Department of Health figures reveal only 57 Covid-19 patients were admitted to NHS Nightingale London over the 43 days it was open from April. NHS Nightingale Birmingham - opened by Prince William - treated 11 Covid-19 patients since it opened, despite having capacity for 500. In Scotland more than £70million was spent on an extra hospital - NHS Louisa Jordan - with capacity for 1,000 beds.

Source: Daily Mail December 29, 2020 09:32 UTC