The number of coronavirus fatalities worldwide has surpassed 200,000, according the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University. The rise comes after the UK reported more than 900 deaths in the last week of April 2020, becoming the fifth country to record more than 20,000 after the US, Italy, Spain, and France.
The capacities of the health systems are under pressure worldwide. In the UK the intensive care units have been struggling to meet the influx of coronavirus patients in spite of severe staff shortages. Stuart Franklin has been working closely with West Middlesex University Hospital in...