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NHS may set up ‘field hospitals’ in carparks to cope with Omicron

Hospital canteens, offices and meeting rooms could also be turned into wards if health service is overwhelmed

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The NHS may set up “field hospitals” in the carparks of existing hospitals staffed partly by army medical personnel to help cope with a potential Omicron-driven surge in Covid patients.

Hospital canteens, offices and meeting rooms could also be turned into makeshift wards if the new variant leaves so many people seriously ill that the health service may be overwhelmed.

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