Announcement made in response to ‘significant growing demand’ on hospitals and will enable local leaders to seek more support
Local authorities in Essex have declared a “major incident” as the number of coronavirus cases threatens to overwhelm health services in the county.
The announcement was made in response to a “significant growing demand” on hospitals across the county and will enable local leaders to seek further support from the government, the Essex Resilience Forum (ERF) said.
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