Whitty says that with deaths having substantially reduced, we're now at roughly where we'd be in an average winter- but in late spring.
Gives a sense of how vital it will be to avoid a 2nd peak in winter itself. The pressure on every bit of health/care service would be immense
Gives a sense of how vital it will be to avoid a 2nd peak in winter itself. The pressure on every bit of health/care service would be immense
If you look at mortality averages over the course of the year (which I’m sad to say I’ve spent a lot of time looking at recently) we’re heading to the time of year where we generally have lowest overall mortality, reaches its nadir in late June/early July.
In that sense, with every week which has gone by, it should have got easier for health service, as with less general illness/death around there should be less pressure. After early July overall mortality will start to creep up again as year goes on and likewise pressure on NHS.
