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England hospital staff absences double as virus surges

England hospital staff absences double as virus surges

  • The number of hospital staff ill or self-isolating due to the virus rose from 11,375 on November 29 to 24,362 on December 26
  • The "sharply increasing staff absences" coincide with "a 10-month high for the number of patients”
By AFP ·

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