Doctors have accused the government of “deliberate negligence” in refusing to immediately implement its coronavirus “Plan B” for the winter.
The British Medical Association warned that Covid-19 deaths were the same as during March’s lockdown, with the body’s chairman Chand Nagpaul calling the ministers’ approach “incredibly concerning”.
His comments followed a press briefing by Sajid Javid in which the health secretary claimed the pressure on the NHS was not yet untenable and added that “Plan B” would not be activated until hospitals were at risk of being overwhelmed .
Granthshala has previously reported how some patients wait two full days for a bed after going to A&E, while others have to wait for hours in an ambulance outside the hospital.
However, Mr Javid warned on Wednesday evening that winter restrictions could return “if we don’t do our job”.
The health secretary told reporters: “If enough people don’t get that booster jab, if there aren’t enough people who are eligible for that original offer of a vaccine, don’t come forward, if people don’t wear masks when they really have to. In … to kill us.”
Health minister denies government has ‘Plan C’ for Covid-19 this winter
A minister has said that the government has no ‘Plan C’ to deal with the corona virus this winter.
Health Minister Edward Arger said the government was not considering banning domestic mixing over Christmas.
He told Sky News: “There’s nothing that I’m aware of, I investigated it and I was told it’s not a foundation story.
“Of course, as a government, you see – as we have done with our “Plan B” – options and ways you can, if you need to, begin to ease that pressure.
“The specifics of that and what was put in it. As I understand it, as I’ve only seen it, I’m scared on my way out this morning, about limiting the domestic mix, things like that… It’s that it’s not something that’s being actively considered.”
The government has now been accused of negligence for refusing to implement its “Plan B”. Instead it is waiting until hospitals are in danger of being “overwhelmed”, Sajid Javid has said.
Mr Argar was asked how bad the situation in the NHS would be before the government took action, but said it would not be appropriate to set an “arbitrary figure, X number of infections, number of hospitalisations”.
He added: “We need to look at all this round the clock, we absolutely need to look at the mortality rate.
“We need to look at that booster rollout program … the vaccination program … vaccination rates in young people, in 12 to 15-year-olds, because we’re seeing in that school-age population, that’s where Where we’re actually seeing the biggest increase driving these infections.”
He continued: “I can’t give you a simple answer, here’s a kind of black-and-white answer, here’s a binary line, because it takes … there are so many factors that we’ll consider.”
Covid restrictions may return unless public ‘dos their job’, warns Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid has warned that coronavirus restrictions could be back in England before Christmas, as infections in Britain jumped to nearly 50,000 in a single day – their highest since July, writing Andrew Woodcock.
Mr Javid dismissed calls from NHS bosses for the government to immediately trigger their Plan B for Covid-19 – including mandatory masks, vaccine passports for crowded places such as nightclubs and work from home. Guidance is included – stressing that the pressure on healthcare is not there yet. durable”.
But he called for a return to the “blitz spirit” of the early days of the pandemic, warning Britons that unless they “do their job” by offering vaccines and booster jabs they may lose the freedom they deserve. He has enjoyed. Removal of lockdown in July.
Covid restrictions may return unless public ‘dos their job’, warns Sajid Javid
Health secretary calls for return of ‘blitz spirit’ and urges people to take offers of booster jab
BMA slams govt for not implementing ‘Plan B’ despite Covid surge
The president of the British Medical Association (BMA) has said the government is “deliberately negligent” by not initiating measures to suppress the recent rise in coronavirus cases.
Chand Nagpaul made the remarks after the Health Secretary ignored NHS leaders’ pleas for the implementation of a ‘Plan B’, which could see the need to wear masks mandatory in indoor spaces and to work from home where possible, writing Rory Sullivan.
Speaking at the number 10 press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Sajid Javid said the current pressure on the NHS was not “unsustainable”, noting that contingency plans would only be introduced if hospitals were at risk of being “overwhelmed”.
Doctors accuse government of ‘deliberate negligence’ to reject Plan B
British Medical Association says NHS is getting ‘overwhelmed’
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