Boris Johnson warns NHS faces being ‘OVERWHELMED’ by coronavirus like Italy in just two weeks unless Brits heed lockdown
Boris Johnson warns NHS faces being ‘OVERWHELMED’ by coronavirus like Italy in just two weeks unless Brits heed lockdown NewsColony BORIS Johnson has warned the NHS faces being OVERWHELMED by coronavirus just like the swamped health service has been in Italy. He fears the system could start to fall apart within just two weeks unless Brits heed lockdown advice aimed at stopping the spread of the killer pandemic. Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates 6 The PM has warned the NHS faces being overwhelmed by coronavirus within weeks Credit: EPA 6 Doctors in northern Italy have been swamped by coronavirus patients Doctors have already warned a “tsunami” of severely ill patients is about to swamp them as the numbers of people struck down in the UK tops 5,000. Now in a letter to the nation, the Prime Minister warns the country needs make a “ heroic and collective national effort.” He wrote: “The numbers are very stark, and they are accelerating...