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NHS chief warns health workers are ‘back in the eye of the storm’ as Covid-19 cases surge

As cases rise, some 1,500 military personnel will help with support in mass testing in secondary schools, ranging from training and phone advice to setting up testing facilities

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Penny Sukhraj

NHS workers in PPE attend to a patient at St Thomas' Hospital in London, England. NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens has warned the service is back in the most fierce battle against Covid-19 as infection rates surge past the peak seen in April.
NHS workers in PPE attend to a patient at St Thomas' Hospital in London, England. NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens has warned the service is back in the most fierce battle against Covid-19 as infection rates surge past the peak seen in April. Photo: Getty Images

NHS England’s chief executive Sir Simon Stevens has warned that health workers are “back in the eye of the storm” as cases continue to rise.

Government’s statistics on 28 December showed the daily figure for positive infections reached 41,385, up more than 25% on the previous 7 days. The number of people now in treatment in hospitals in England and Wales are now higher than at the peak of infections in April.

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