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A nurse puts on protective gear in a ward for Covid-19 patients at King's College Hospital, in south-east London. PA
A nurse puts on protective gear in a ward for Covid-19 patients at King's College Hospital, in south-east London. PA
NHS to open Covid Nightingale ‘surge centres’ to deal with Omicron wave
Work is set to begin this week on eight centres, each with a capacity of 100 patients