Coronavirus pandemic in Japan and Britain

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This 6 April 2020 video says about itself:

Japan Coronavirus Update 4/6/2020: Emergency Declaration, 4000 Infections, Social Issues

Today I discuss the increasing amount of infections amounting to nearly 4000 cases as of right now. The PM will be declaring a state of emergency and I explain what that means for the people of Japan. The medical apparatus seems to be already straining.

Tokyo Olympic Games athletes village considered for coronavirus patients: here.

As Europe’s COVID-19 death toll nears 50,000, British PM Johnson admitted to hospital. By Robert Stevens, 6 April 2020. There is mounting evidence that fatalities are much higher when deaths outside hospitals are factored in: here.

By Peter Lazenby in Britain:

Monday, April 6, 2020

GMB says: ‘Porters are inundated with bodies, which are now wrapped in sheets’

TWO hospitals serving almost half a million people in London and Surrey have run out of body bags as the coronavirus death toll mounts, according to GMB today.

More than 50 people have died from the coronavirus at the Epsom & St Helier University Trust’s two general hospitals.

Porters have told GMB that they are being “traumatised” by having to wrap bodies in sheets, risking being infected themselves.

By Peter Lazenby in Britain:

Monday, April 6, 2020

Private ambulance driver displaying coronavirus symptoms refused test

A DRIVER employed by a private ambulance operator was refused a coronavirus test despite displaying symptoms because it is too “expensive”, the GMB union said today.

The driver is employed by the HATS Group, which describes itself as “a leading provider of healthcare transport services with a reputation for professionalism and service excellence.”

HATS provides non-emergency patient transport for several NHS Trusts in London, including Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.