The NHS Nightingale Hospital at the ExCel centre in London, has 4,000 beds for treating coronavirus patients. Nightingale hospitals across England are being "readied" for use if needed as coronavirus patient numbers rise, Sky News reports. A spokesman for the NHS said that while staff were going "the extra mile," hospitals in London were coming under significant pressure from high infection rates. He added: "The NHS in London is opening more beds in NHS hospitals across the capital to care for the most unwell patients. Trusts across the country all continue to face pressure, with coronavirus patient numbers in England having surpassed the April first-wave peak.

Source: The Standard December 31, 2020 15:11 UTC