UK coronavirus crisis ‘to last until spring 2021 and could see 7.9m hospitalised’
Exclusive: Public Health England document seen by Guardian says four in five ‘expected’ to contract virus
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The coronavirus epidemic in the UK will last until next spring and could lead to 7.9 million people being hospitalised, a secret Public Health England (PHE) briefing for senior NHS officials reveals.
The document, seen by the Guardian, is the first time health chiefs tackling the virus have admitted that they expect it to circulate for another 12 months and lead to huge extra strain on an already overstretched NHS.
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