The coronavirus crisis in care homes needs to be looked at 'particularly carefully', with a larrge number of facilities affected in the north west, the UK's chief medical officer has said.
28.03.2020 - 20:57 / dailyrecord.co.uk
An NHS chief has warned the UK will have "done well" if it comes through the coronavirus pandemic with fewer than 20,000 deaths.
Stephen Powis' comments came on Sunday when the National Medical Director of NHS England was asked if he hoped Britain was not on the same trajectory as places like Italy.
The Covid-stricken country's death toll currently sits at 9,134 with nearly 86,500 confirmed cases.
Speaking at a news conference in Downing Street alongside Business Secretary Alok Sharma, Powis
The coronavirus crisis in care homes needs to be looked at 'particularly carefully', with a larrge number of facilities affected in the north west, the UK's chief medical officer has said.
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