Omicron Covid variant could overwhelm NHS even if less severe, says Javid

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  1. Perhaps your party shouldn’t have spent the last decade and a bit systematically defunding the NHS then, Javid.

  2. Of course it could.

    Those ‘mild’ cases admitted to hospital and not dying? They’re usually in hospital for longer as they go through a treatment and recovery process, rather than the sad reality of just dying tout suite and their beds being freed up. All of this ties up resources and puts excess strain on the NHS.

    More ‘mildly ill’ people of course means more people potentially ending up in hospital. I don’t think it’s wise to compare our situation to South Africa because the picture there is quite a bit different.

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