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Chris Hopson of NHS Providers told the Commons health committee of "worrying trends" around the new coronavirus strain.
England’s chief medical officer said there were 18,000 people in hospital during the peak last April. Now there are 30,000.
Fresh push to inoculate against Covid-19 comes as Matt Hancock pledges every UK adult can get vaccine by autumn.
Health secretary urges people to stay at home during third lockdown as "every flex" of rules "can be fatal".
Annemarie Plas, who launched the weekly clap, has renamed it Clap For Heroes during the third lockdown.
Coronavirus cases have more than doubled in a week in 20 areas of England and hospital admissions could now rise sharply.
Vaccines made by Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca are being rolled out – but health workers are still being left at risk.
Queen’s Hospital in Romford under "considerable pressure" as NHS struggles with surging numbers.
One NHS boss said frontline hospital staff are "back in the eye of the storm" as the number of coronavirus patients hits a record high.
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