Paramedics tidy up an ambulance wearing PPE outside the Royal London hospital in London on January 10, 2021 as surging cases of the novel coronavirus are placing health services under increasing pressure. Medical chiefs in England raced to boost treatment capacity on January 10 as a surge in coronavirus cases risked overwhelming hospitals, even as the government stepped up its mass inoculation campaign. A leaked briefing suggested that London's hospitals were on the brink of running out of beds, endangering the lives of patients needing critical care. (Photo by Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP Photo)
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